2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHillary Clinton Hires Top Black Firm To Help Campaign With African American Votes
Still, Clintons hiring of Burrell adds to the view that she isnt taking South Carolinas black vote for granted. The job there includes having to heal some remaining scars among black voters who may still hold a grudge from comments made during her 2008 presidential campaign.
In her drive to connect with black voters and get them to the polls, Clinton has also hired LaDavia Drane. The former Congressional Black Caucus executive director is coordinating the Clinton campaigns outreach to black voters.
http://www.theroot.com/articles/news/2015/11/hillary_clinton_hires_burrell_communications.html
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)When the Republicans wanted to reach out to blacks, they had a group of old white men get together. The same group of old white men acted as outreach to women and Hispanics.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)riversedge
(70,242 posts)bravenak
(34,648 posts)And she is!
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)slipslidingaway
(21,210 posts)bravenak
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(21,210 posts)Beacool
(30,250 posts)Maggie Williams and Cheryl Mills come to mind. They have advised her and been her friend since her days as first lady.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)Beacool
(30,250 posts)One of Bill's best friends and confidants is Vernon Jordan. Betty Currie was his private secretary and valued member of his WH staff. As a matter of fact, they gave Socks to Betty when they left the WH. Betty had lost her husband and she had become attached to the cat, so the Clintons gave him to her.
They also hired gay staffers. Neel Lattimore was Hillary's spokesman in the 1990s. He told the story that when he informed her that he was gay he offered to resign to avoid any embarrassment to the president. Hillary told him that it didn't matter to them and he stayed on through her WH years. He said that she would play matchmaker for him, when she knew that an available man would be at a function she would mention it to him. Hillary has always cared about the wellbeing of those in her circle.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)I cannot wait for the general when Democrats come together for the candidate and stop tearing them down with false accusations and scary headlines. I know many families that made to the middle class under the Clintons. We can do it again.
SunSeeker
(51,571 posts)Fearless
(18,421 posts)That's literally saying... here's my image... make me look more attractive to X, Y, and Z.
Insulting if you ask me.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)I am not insulted.