Politics & Government
4 Presidential Candidates to Campaign in CT This Weekend and Before Tuesday's Primaries
Clinton, Kasich, Sanders and Trump have all scheduled campaign stops throughout the state. REM's lead singer Michael Stipe will attend one.
HARTFORD, CT - Presidential candiates Hillary Clinton, John Kasich, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump have all scheduled campaign stops in Connecticut this weekend, ahead of Tuesday's primaries in the state.
Clinton, who is leading in the Democratic polls in state, is set to hold events in New Haven on Saturday and Bridgeport on Sunday, reports NBC Connecticut. She was in the state on Thursday, as was her husband, President Bill Clinton.
Kasich, who was at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield earlier this month, was scheduled to stop at Glastonbury High School on Friday, according to Fox61 News, which also writes that Trump also is returning to the state on Saturday. He'll be at Crosby High School in Waterbury Saturday morning, and like Clinton, he is leading in the Republican polls in Connecticut.
Sanders will be on the New Haven Green on Sunday evening, reports Fox61, and also will hold an event in Hartford on Monday, writes NBC Connecticut.
According to CT Mirror, Sanders had hoped to hold an event at UConn in Storrs on Monday, but could not come to terms with the university, so he'll be on the riverfront for the Hartford event instead.
Sanders'campaign released more details about his public events this weekend. Sanders rally will be 7 p.m. Sunday on the New Haven Green, 65 Church St, New Haven. REM Singer Michael Stipe will attend Sanders rally.
On Monday, at 10 a.m. Sanders will be at the Mortensen Riverfront Plaza, Riverfront Amphitheater, 300 Columbus Blvd, Hartford.
Republican candidate Ted Cruz reportedly has not scheduled any Connecticut campaign stops before Tuesday's primaries.
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