By Bronte Price, PoliticKING
Bernie Sanders had harsh words for Hillary Clinton at a rally at Temple University on Wednesday, calling her “unqualified” to be president. These words came just days after Sanders’ win in Wisconsin, which still left him lagging in the delegate count. Sanders told supporters that “Secretary Clinton appears to be getting a little bit nervous.”
“She has been saying lately that she thinks I am quote-unquote not qualified to be president,” Sanders said. “Let me just say in response to Secretary Clinton, I don’t believe that she is qualified if she is through her super PAC taking tens of millions of dollars in special-interest money. I don’t think you are qualified if you get $15 million through Wall Street for your super PAC.”
Kim Frederick, a fierce Hillary supporter, was reportedly furious with this remark and started the hashtag, #HillarySoQualified in response. “I was livid,” she told reporters. “Just beyond fiercely angry about this, and I could barely control myself. Even talking about it now gets me worked up.”
The hashtag began trending as Hillary supporters piled on the tweets from across the country.
What able and professional woman hasn't had a mediocre old white dude with fewer credentials question her abilities? #HillarySoQualified
— MarathonBear (@scott_brawley) April 7, 2016
We r all in this together. @HillaryClinton's qualifications r impressive & evident. #ShesWithUs#HillarySoQualifiedpic.twitter.com/yN3ol3qEHv
— Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) April 7, 2016
However, it was soon hijacked by Sanders supporters who used the hashtag sarcastically.
#HillarySoQualified that her big $ donations can't top #BernieSanders's small contributions.
— Eli David (@EDsin954) April 7, 2016
#HillarySoQualified to give lip service to Democratic values, while working to protect the interests of her donors. pic.twitter.com/TOvx4gXa0v
— jennifer dillon (@funkinatrix) April 7, 2016
This is not the first time there has been an anti-Clinton hashtag widely trending. Other examples include #WhichHillary, commenting on her history of shifting policy views, and #ToneDownForWhat, which emerged after Clinton criticised Sanders’s for his tone.
One Hillary supporter described her frustration with the Bernie hashtag takeovers to the Washington Post. “Any time a Hillary Clinton hashtag gets started, in the beginning…it’s going to be our stuff,” she said. “Whenever it starts to trend, we own it for five, ten minutes, and then these Bernie tots come in and start trying to take it over.”
Here’s what Harry Enten has to say about how Hillary Clinton is running her campaign:
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