Dem operative calls expanding WH pool ‘spring training’

Democrats joining the 2016 primary battle against Hillary Clinton are giving the frontrunner “spring training,” one seasoned party strategist said.

“I look at this as spring training — there’s still a lot of ring rust there,” Democratic strategist Rodell Mollineau tells The Hill’s Molly K. Hooper.

{mosads}“I think the ability to interact with other people from the party and to actually have this debate will make her a stronger candidate going into the general election,” Mollineau continued.

To hear Mollineau’s thoughts on Clinton’s responses to the controversies surrounding her use of a private email server and the Clinton Foundation’s donations, please watch the video above.