Podesta on Black Turnout: ‘We’re Feeling Very Solid Going into This Last Weekend’

‘But there’s a tremendous amount of work to do’

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PODESTA: "Well, look, all the way through the primaries, African-American voters came out for Hillary Clinton. We expect that again now. And we’re working very hard to make sure that happens. She is campaigning across the country in African-American communities. We have had the president out for us. You know, you are comparing us against the first African-American president running for re-election. We think we can hit those numbers. The president is helping us do that. But we built a different kind of coalition and a bigger coalition. You mentioned the historic Hispanic turnout we’re seeing in Florida, in Nevada, where we feel good. Obviously, more work to do between now and Tuesday. We have had college educated women voting in higher numbers, voting for her in higher numbers. Asian Americans voting disproportionately. So we’re feeling very solid going into this last weekend. But there’s a tremendous amount of work to do."

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