Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumHillary Clinton assembled a dream team of women to campaign for her in New York
Hillary, Hillary, chanted a crowd of women, and some men, in a chandeliered ballroom at the Hilton hotel in Midtown Manhattan as Hillary Clintons team of powerhouse women took the stage April 18. The presidential candidate was joined by New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand, former Arizona congresswoman Gabby Giffords, the head of Planned Parenthood Federation of America Cecile Richards, the citys First Lady Chirlane McCray, among others.
The event was meant to rally women to vote Hillary the day before the New York primary. But like other Clinton events, this one was marked by a conspicuous lack of millennials in the audience. The crowd gathered at the Hilton included a number of mothers with small children, as well as many middle-aged and older women.
Clinton was joined by a number of her congressional friends long her stalwart supporters. A vote for Hillary is a vote for yourself, for your city, for your country, said one of New Yorks US representatives Carolyn Maloney. Some of the women onstage were returning a favor to Clinton, who had helped them in their careers. My strongest and best mentor has been Hillary Rodham Clinton, said Gillibrand.
Letitia James, New Yorks public advocate and the first woman of color to hold a citywide public office in New York, warmed up the crowd with a fiery speech. I am of the firm belief that when you want anything done you should give it to a woman, she said.
http://qz.com/664586/hillary-clinton-assembled-a-dream-team-of-women-to-campaign-for-her-in-new-york/
Her Sister
(6,444 posts)I love HER having these women/friends come for HER! with HER! Let HER know that we are WITH HER!
Makes me Happy!
livetohike
(22,144 posts)DemonGoddess
(4,640 posts)Lack of visible millennials doesn't surprise me. We all know how bad it can get with the online nastiness. Magnify that, by a TON for those where this is their peer group.
fleabiscuit
(4,542 posts)ismnotwasm
(41,984 posts)wildeyed
(11,243 posts)Love!
Cha
(297,249 posts)nolabear
(41,963 posts)Women doing what we do best. Making things happen.