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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumI proudly stand with the United Farm Workers in their endorsement of Hillary Clinton
(FROM 2008 CAMPAIGN)
United Farm Workers endorse Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton is receiving the endorsement of the United Farm Workers, the largest farmworkers union in the country.
The union, active in 10 states, has a largely Latino membership, a key voting bloc for Clinton in both the primary and general elections. She received their endorsement over then-Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in the 2008 primary.
United Farm Workers President Arturo S. Rodriguez says the group spent a year discussing the race and recently interviewed Clinton for an hour on her positions.
Clinton, says Rodriguez in a statement, is "the strong, most respectful leader our country needs now."
"Hillary Clinton has the strong resolve needed to make change happen," he says. "And she is the best equipped to defeat the nativist, hateful forces of the current Republican front-runner."
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article63753972.html#storylink=cpy
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I proudly stand with the United Farm Workers in their endorsement of Hillary Clinton (Original Post)
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2016
OP
She has the hopes, dreams, and aspirations of a generation resting on her.
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2016
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DCBob
(24,689 posts)1. Big endorsement!
That will help in a number of states.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,711 posts)3. She has the hopes, dreams, and aspirations of a generation resting on her.
God's speed.
riversedge
(70,282 posts)2. CONGRATS TO HILLARY AND HER TEAM
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)4. This is quite a big "get" for Hillary ... CONGRATULATIONS!
Go, Hillary! We love you!