This isn’t Bill Clinton’s first political rodeo. So, I’m not buying that he didn’t know any better. Hillary Clinton’s campaign got a “reminder” that she is not to have anyone solicit votes for her at polling sites… especially Bill Clinton. He went to a polling location and schmoozed. He greeted workers, took photos alongside Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, chatted with people, kissed old ladies and had a cup of coffee. Gee, no swaying of voters there at all. He gets away with political pandering and gets a mild rebuke for it. Behold the Clinton Machine.
From boston.com:
Hillary Clinton’s campaign has been “reminded” not to solicit votes near polling sites after President Bill Clinton ventured into a polling location in Boston on Tuesday, the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office said.
Massachusetts election rules forbid the solicitation of a vote for or against a candidate, party, or position within 150 feet of a polling place.
Alongside Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Clinton greeted election workers and voters on Tuesday at the Holy Name Parish School, a polling location in West Roxbury. The former president chatted up voters, kissed an old lady on the head, posed for photos, and bought a cup of coffee, MassLive reports.
Brian McNiff, a spokesman for Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin, said he had heard about Bill Clinton’s presence. McNiff said that Hillary Clinton’s campaign “has been reminded” of the 150-foot rule. Anyone else would have been severely reprimanded for this. McNiff was asked if Clinton’s presence would, on its own, constitute a solicitation. “He’s a well known person. And he’s a spouse of a candidate,” McNiff said. “That should answer the question.” He declined to further elaborate. I don’t think he needs to… it is self evident. This is just more bending of the rules to get Hillary into the White House. Bill misses his cigars and all that.