Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) op-ed in support of Hillary Clinton

Wisconsin will take center stage in the presidential nomination process Tuesday. With so much at stake this election, Democrats need to nominate a candidate who has the plans and experience to start making a difference on day one — and who can prevent a Republican from taking the White House.

In Wisconsin, we have seen what happens when a Republican executive who does not stand up for working families is put in charge. Secretary Hillary Clinton knows we cannot afford to let this happen at the national level. At the February Democratic debate in Milwaukee, she stood up to Gov. Scott Walker, calling him out for “trying to rip out the heart of the middle class by making it impossible to organize and stand up for better wages and working conditions.”

As president, Clinton will continue to stand up to Republicans who try and strip away workers’ rights. Both of the Democratic candidates have made this a key issue in Wisconsin, but Secretary Clinton has the most detailed plans to further improve the lives of working families. She has a plan to create new jobs by investing in innovation, infrastructure and the manufacturing sector, which would create ripple effects up and down the supply chain.

But it’s not only workers’ rights that are at risk under a Republican president. With the Supreme Court up for grabs, voting rights, women’s rights, immigrant rights, LGBT rights and much more are at risk...

To me, the choice is clear. I voted early for Hillary this week. On Tuesday, I hope you will vote for her, too. There is simply too much at stake.

http://host.madison.com/wsj/opinion/column/u-s-sen-tammy-baldwin-hillary-clinton-is-the-clear/article_41d0c3ac-946c-5037-876a-16d5ef738db8.html