Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumThe Calculus Behind Hillary Clinton’s Big Environmental Endorsement
LCVs decision to back Clinton, which angered the Bernie Sanders campaign, shows why a stellar green record is not enough.
<For better or worse, left-leaning organizations tend to endorse based on whos most likely to win, not who shares their values the most, said Hurowitz, who is a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy.>
And the differences among the Democrats are small compared to their collective gulf with Republicans. The main GOP White House candidates are vowing to roll back Obamas climate-change regulations, expand access to drilling on federal lands and waters, and back Keystone.
LCV, in announcing the endorsement Monday, evidenced no hesitation about Clinton. The group flagged Clintons work on climate change while secretary of State, her renewable-energy plan laid out over the summer, her opposition to Arctic offshore drilling, and other policies.
When it comes to fighting the climate crisis, the stakes couldnt be higherand we are confident that Hillary Clinton is the right person for the job, said Gene Karpinski, president of LCV Action Fund, in a statement. With her proven history of leadership, strong environmental record, and a campaign committed to building a clean energy future, Hillary Clinton is without a doubt the most effective leader to stand up to Big Polluters and push forward an aggressive plan to tackle climate change and get it done.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/92287/calculus-behind-hillary-clintons-big-environmental-endorsement
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(30,058 posts)yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)just to preserve the environmental protections we have in place, pie-in-the-sky wishful thinking doesn't really add any value to the candidate.
Hillary has some realistic, achievable proposals and the resolve and experience to fight!
Win some, and then win some more, Hillary!
Cha
(297,655 posts)to fight the gop marauders of our Planet.
When there are those who say they won't vote for anybody if Hillary is our Nominee.. it shows they don't care about our Environment.. they're too wrapped up in their own head.
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