Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump spar ahead of first Democratic debate
Las Vegas - Hillary Clinton will joust with her Democratic rivals on the debate stage Tuesday night for the first time. But she sent an unmistakable message upon arriving here last night that her eye is on the Republican field.
She swung by a union rally shortly after arriving here last night - a rally that happened to gather at the giant Vegas hotel that bears GOP frontrunner Donald Trump's name.
"Some people think Trump is entertaining," she told about 500 members of the Culinary Workers Union, the powerhouse Nevada organization with more than 50,000 members. "But it is not entertaining to insult immigrants and women."
She added: "If you are going to run for president, then you should represent all of the people of the United States ... And you should not stand in the way of the right to organize because that's what built the middle class of America."
Meanwhile, Trump will be ready to watch tonight's debate with popcorn - and his Twitter account - at the ready.
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Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter. He is also an author, TV analyst and co-host of the Politically Georgia podcast.
