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William769

(55,147 posts)
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 11:15 PM Feb 2016

What did Hillary do right after winning Nevada? Headed to Texas to defend voting rights.

HOUSTON — Fresh off her victory in Nevada, Hillary Clinton told a Texas crowd late Saturday that she wants to take on the state’s law requiring photo ID to vote.

“Here in Texas and in state after state, [Republicans are] doing everything they can to stop black people, Latinos, poor people, young people and people with disabilities from voting,” Clinton said. “It is a blast from the Jim Crow past.”

Clinton spoke to a crowd of about 2,000 people in a gymnasium at Texas Southern University, a historically black university in Houston. She touched on many racial disparity issues, like poverty and poor water quality in Flint, Mich.

“Let’s imagine together a world where no child grows up in the shadow of discrimination or the specter of deportation,” Clinton said.

http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2016/02/at-hbcu-in-houston-hillary-clinton-hits-republicans-over-voting-rights.html/

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What did Hillary do right after winning Nevada? Headed to Texas to defend voting rights. (Original Post) William769 Feb 2016 OP
K & R SunSeeker Feb 2016 #1
Sounds just like what a corporatist, DLC Wall Street sellout would do mcar Feb 2016 #2
yeah ;) mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #12
This is my dream ticket. sheshe2 Feb 2016 #3
and what a beautiful sound it is dlwickham Feb 2016 #6
Oh yes it is! sheshe2 Feb 2016 #8
K&R fleabiscuit Feb 2016 #4
Well, actually she stayed in Nevada, despite the unfounded rumors by the Sanders Camp that she..... George II Feb 2016 #5
Yes indeed. nt SunSeeker Feb 2016 #14
I can imagine how excited these students were, William.. snips from your link.. Cha Feb 2016 #7
The best and most well informed supporters are for Hillary. nt UtahLib Feb 2016 #9
Good for her! Bangbangdem Feb 2016 #10
thanks for posting ;) mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #11
Kick Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2016 #13

mgmaggiemg

(869 posts)
12. yeah ;)
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 01:13 AM
Feb 2016

what is with those jackpine radicals...can't figure if they are from england, canada, vermont or they are a ted cruz bunch GO HRC 2016

sheshe2

(83,791 posts)
3. This is my dream ticket.
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 11:35 PM
Feb 2016
Before Clinton addressed the crowd, U.S. Housing Secretary Julián Castro said he looked forward to watching Republican political guru Karl Rove go “berserk” on Fox News when Clinton is declared the winner this fall. Castro, a former San Antonio mayor, is considered a top contender to be Clinton’s running mate if she secures the Democratic nomination.


After 8 years with Hillary, then there is Julian.

Imagine.

Obama Clinton Castro.
Black Female Hispanic.

No wonder heads are exploding!

sheshe2

(83,791 posts)
8. Oh yes it is!
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 12:17 AM
Feb 2016

Imagine 24 straight years of Democrats holding the White House. Democrats reigning Supreme in the court. Be still my heart.

George II

(67,782 posts)
5. Well, actually she stayed in Nevada, despite the unfounded rumors by the Sanders Camp that she.....
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 11:46 PM
Feb 2016

.....left before the caucuses closed (because she thought she lost!), to thank her supporters and those who voted for her, and THEN she left for Texas to defend voting rights. She was in Houston in time to attend a rally of her Texas supporters.

Contrary to popular opinion (around here, not anywhere else), she truly appreciates the effort of the thousands of people who are working night and day to get her elected for ALL the people.

It's a trait that I've appreciated in her since the 1990s.

Cha

(297,314 posts)
7. I can imagine how excited these students were, William.. snips from your link..
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 12:13 AM
Feb 2016

"A line of excited Clinton supporters began to form outside the event more than five hours beforeshe was set to speak.

Melisa Vila, a 19-year-old student studying architectural engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, left the state’s capital at 7:30 Saturday morning to ensure she could see Clinton speak. She was fifth in line.

“She’s been a huge inspiration throughout my life,” Vila said.

She was worried about studying for a test on Tuesday, but said she had to make the time to see Clinton. “She’s my hero.”

snip//

But Vila said she was supporting Clinton because she was the most experienced candidate for the job. It was a reason echoed by other supporters in line

“She’s been everywhere,” said Ezekiel Nwajiaku, who’s been in Houston for 19 years. “I don’t know where Sanders has been.”


These students at Texas Southern University have it exactly right. Gracias for this report from Texas right after Hillary won Nevada!


 

Bangbangdem

(140 posts)
10. Good for her!
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 01:09 AM
Feb 2016

I am a Sanders supporter. Good for her to go make a meaningful jump after the caucus! What many Bernie supporters miss is that Hillary would make a good president. The whole Kissenger thing gives me such pause, though. The guy is a mass murdering maniac. Don't get her sometimes. But, to be sure, if she is our nominee, she's got my support. The game is afoot!

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