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Clinton said Trump's attacks on her are an example of Trump's "demagoguery," that he will say whatever he feels will advance his cause.

Speaking with MSNBC host Al Sharpton in an interview to air this weekend, Clinton was asked about Trump and how he has called her "shrill."

"He's called me a lot of things -- now that he's running against me," Clinton said in an excerpt of the interview aired on "Morning Joe" on MSNBC on Friday. "Before, he called me a great senator and a great secretary of state. That's what a demagogue does: They say whatever they need to say to try to stir up the passions of people."

Clinton also slammed Trump for his rhetoric on immigration.

"He has been stoking prejudice and paranoia, he's been really appealing to the worst instincts of human nature," Clinton said. "I think it's dangerous, his demagoguery is no longer amusing."

Trump, who appear on "Morning Joe" shortly after the clip aired, responded by saying Clinton used to call him a "genius."

"I'm a little surprised at her tone, but that's OK," Trump said. "She's been surprised at my tone."

"I'm a counter-puncher, and everything I say is when somebody says something about me."

The two candidates have a long history, including Trump inviting the Clintons to his most recent wedding and them attending. He has donated both to Clinton's past campaigns in New York and to her family's foundation. Their daughters are also friendly.

Both have since brushed off the connections, with Trump saying Clinton had to go to his wedding because of the donations and Clinton saying she went merely for fun.

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The Democratic presidential candidate is scheduled to be on the 41st season premiere of "SNL" this weekend, the New York Times reported earlier. Clinton will appear alongside cast member Kate McKinnon, who plays the candidate on the show.

According to the Times, Clinton's appearance will take place during "the cold open," the segment of the show when the cast yells the signature phrase, "live from New York, it's Saturday Night!"

Clinton hinted at the appearance during a television interview in with 7 News in Boston: "I have fun doing this," she said. "I've been on it before ... I'm just looking to have a good time. I think we have a fun deficit in our country. I'm going to try to fill that one, too."

The Times noted, however, that SNL creator Lorne Michaels is "well known for being tight-lipped about guests and has even changed the lineup at the last minute" and that this could be "a possibility" with Clinton.

Clinton's campaign staff and an NBC spokesperson wouldn't confirm her SNL appearance.

For Clinton, this will be another in a recent flurry of appearances intended to show off her lighter side to voters.

She recently played along with Jimmy Fallon's Donald Trump impression and did the popular dance "Whip/Nae Nae" on "Ellen" last month.

As for "Saturday Night Live," the long-time comedy establishment looks to come roaring out of the gates thanks to its apparent secret Clinton appearance, along with having bombastic pop star Miley Cyrus as its host.

While not much is known about the sketch, it would not be surprising to see Clinton cross paths with "SNL" cast member Taran Killam, who won the coveted role of playing Trump on the show.

There are also indications that Trump could be on the show this season. When asked on CNN's "New Day" last week, Trump answered, "I'm not allowed to say."

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What? Endless questions and accusations about Hillary Clintons email arrangement at the State Department dont get you excited about supporting Mrs. Clinton for president?

The Clinton campaign, hoping to turn a corner after a summer of news dominated by the email story, has been working to showcase the candidates lighter, more personal side. She played opposite Jimmy Fallon as Donald Trump on The Tonight Show, danced with Ellen DeGeneres and looked at old photos from her life in an interview with super-fan Lena Dunham.

The campaign has also worked to capture on video small moments where Mrs. Clinton interacts with supporters and posts a steady stream to her Facebook page.

But none of that may compare with whats coming Saturday nightan appearance on Saturday Night Live, the late-night comedy show that relentlessly mocked her last spring.

The appearance is step one in a pivot month for Mrs. Clinton. She has the chance to show command of the issues at the Democratic debate on Oct. 13, and the opportunity to answer Republican critics directly when she appears before a House committee later in October. After that comes Iowas high-profile Jefferson-Jackson dinner.

In a string of sketches before the shows summer hiatus, actress Kate McKinnon mercilessly played the former secretary of state as cold, calculating and plotting to become president her entire life. Like here:

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Now Mrs. Clinton is set to appear on the SNL season premier this Saturday, and its a decent guess that she will appear alongside Ms. McKinnon or somehow respond to her. It went well for Mrs. Clinton when she appeared on the show in 2008. Later, in the year, after Mrs. Clinton lost the Democratic primary to Barack Obama, she received gentle poking, particularly compared with the shows treatment of Republican Sarah Palin.

Appearing on stage now allows Mrs. Clinton show shes not being laughed at, but is laughing along.

Shes not the butt of the joke. Shes in on the joke, said Geoff Garin, a Democratic pollster who works for the pro-Clinton super PAC Priorities USA, referring to the upcoming SNL appearance.

Mrs. Clintons friends and people shes worked with have long said that she is much warmer and funnier than many voters ever see. The effort to showcase that side of her personality goes back at least to her husband, Bill Clinton, was running for president in 1992.

During that campaign, Democraticpollsters wrote a memo tothe campaign suggesting ways to reduce voters discomfort with Hillary and counter impressions of her as a tough political wife.

When she became first lady, the concerns continued that she was seen as a tough, partisan figure who couldnt relate to average voters. A memo released last year by the William J.Clinton Presidential Library laid out a plan for softening Mrs. Clintons image.

Few Americans think of you in personal terms (warm, caring, funny, kind, maternal) or have a sense of your deep love of children, the unsigned, undated memo reads. Suggestions for changing that included shopping frantically for Christmas presents, caroling (maybe with Chelsea and some of her friends) during the holiday season, working out, making scrambled eggs for Sunday brunch.

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DAVIE, Fla. (WSVN) -- Climate change and living wages were among the topics Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton discussed while speaking at Broward College's Davie campus, Friday afternoon, an attempt to reenergize her base in the Sunshine State.

About 700 supporters attended the grassroots organizational meeting that started at around 3:30 p.m. at the B. George Mayer Gymnasium, an hour after the scheduled start time. "I thank all of you for being here," she said after stepping up to the podium.

Unlike recent events held by the Democratic hopeful, which have dealt with specific subjects such as women's rights and the Cuban embargo, the roughly 30-minute talk was a broad event aiming to drum up more support for her campaign among diehard Democrats. "Registering to vote, being active in the campaign, working to elect your candidate, hopefully me," she said.

But trouble seemed to loom for the Clinton campaign, from the controversy over the use of a private e-mail server while she served as secretary of state, to the candidacy of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who has raised almost as much money as Clinton has over the last three months. "I think Democratic [candidates] will have a few bumps up and down, not to the extent of the very volatile Republican primaries," said former Broward Democratic Chair Mitch Caesar.

Clinton covered a variety of issues in her speech. "My campaign is focused on making sure the economy works to raise incomes and provides jobs to everybody willing to work hard and do your part," she said.

She also reiterated her support for "Obamacare." "Now, when it comes to health care, I'm going to defend the Affordable Care Act," she said.

Possible solutions for environmental challenges were also on the candidate's mind during the event, drawing cheers from the crowd. "We're gonna combat climate change by transitioning to clean energy jobs and businesses, and you know, if anyone should be about this, it ought to be the people in Florida," she said.

In the wake of the Oregon college shooting on Thursday, Clinton also spoke about gun violence, saying many politicians are scared of the National Rifle Association. "I am going to fight for new, effective gun control measures," she said.

The former New York senator praised her husband's handling of the economy in the 1990s. "At the end of eight years, we had 23 million new jobs," she said.

Clinton supporter David Mastos, who was selling Hillary buttons on a day off from running his own business, said this was exactly what he wanted to hear. "My restaurant, my small mom and pop restaurant that I work in in Sarasota, Florida, was very prosperous back then, and I'd like to see that again," he said.

Clinton made several other stops in South Florida Friday, including private fundraisers at a home in Fort Lauderdale and in Miami Beach. She also made a surprise visit at the American Airlines Arena, briefly taking the stage with singer Marc Anthony at his concert.

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Clinton's third quarter fundraising brings her total haul to $75 million, aides said. And while it is less than the $45 million Clinton's campaign raised in the second quarter, it appears the campaign is likely to reach it's $100 million goal by the end of 2015.

Sanders' fundraising is closing in on Clinton, however, despite only ever headlining seven fundraisers as a candidate. Michael Briggs, Sanders' spokesman, said Wednesday night that the campaign has $25 million cash-on-hand after raising $15 million in the second quarter.

Clinton and Sanders raised their money in very different ways.

Hillary Clinton's Golden State dash for cash

A bulk of Clinton's haul came from events she personally headlined across the country, a labor intensive process for the candidate that has required her to spend considerable amounts of time on the fundraising trail.

Clinton personally headlined 58 fundraisers from July 1 to September 30, a pace identical to the 58 fundraisers she headlined in the second quarter. In the last week she has personally headlined over dozen events.

And based on CNN's analysis of figures provided by the Clinton campaign, the 2016 candidate likely raised well above $22 million at the events she personally headlined.

Sanders, on the other hand, rarely personally headlines fundraisers. At an event earlier this summer in Seattle, the candidate joked that he was a little uncomfortable speaking at a packed bar where people paid to see him.

Almost all of Sanders' haul came from the campaign's sizable online fundraising operation. Briggs said the campaign has received 1.3 million donations from 650,000 donors since launching earlier this year.

What's more, since most of Clinton's fundraisers asked donors to pay $2,700 -- the primary campaign maximum -- many of Clinton's donors are likely maxed out. Sanders average campaign donation was $24.86, meaning the candidate can go back to many of his supporters again and again.

"We are thrilled and grateful for the support of hundreds of thousands of donors across the country, helping us raise a record $75 million in the first two quarters," Robby Mook, Clinton's campaign manager, said in a statement.

After releasing their fundraising haul on Wednesday night, hours before the quarter officially closed, Clinton aides touted their number as the largest off-year third quarter haul by a non-incumbent.

Clinton aides said Wednesday that 93% of their third-quarter donations were $100 or less.

Fundraising totals are both practically and symbolically important. Money is the lifeblood of any presidential operations, but campaigns quarterly fundraising hauls are regularly used to show signs of strength and weakness.

And for Clinton's campaign, a sizable and expensive operation, quarterly fundraising is even more significant. Clinton's campaign spent 40% of the money it raised in the second quarter.

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