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Historic NY

(37,453 posts)
Thu Dec 3, 2015, 03:40 PM Dec 2015

Clinton wins endorsement from Women's Chamber of Commerce

Hillary Clinton has won the endorsements of North America's Building Trades and the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce, giving her the public backing of two large organizations as she works to make rebuilding roads and bridges and women's economic issues central to her campaign.

The U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce, meanwhile, represents about 500,000 female business owners, executives and workers. Their support for Clinton marks their first public endorsement of a presidential candidate. Much of the group's work focuses on increasing capital and access to federal contracts for female-owned companies as well as the number of women in leadership positions.

"For our detailed review, one candidate — Hillary Clinton — stands head and shoulders above the rest," said CEO Margot Dorfman, in a statement. "The election of Hillary Clinton as President of the United States will unleash the economic power of women and forge a bold new potential for every woman in America."

The endorsement comes as Clinton holds a female-focused campaign event in New Hampshire, a state where many of the top political positions are held by women.

Clinton has made expanding the economic clout of women with policies like paid family leave and equal pay a central theme of her campaign. Unlike during her 2008 presidential campaign, when Clinton shied away from focusing heavily on her gender, she often touts her potential to make history as the nation's first female president on the campaign trail.


http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2015/12/03/womens-economic-organization-backs-clinton

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Clinton wins endorsement from Women's Chamber of Commerce (Original Post) Historic NY Dec 2015 OP
Yet another meaningless endorsement from a national organization. msrizzo Dec 2015 #1
Kick & highly recommended! William769 Dec 2015 #2
K & R Iliyah Dec 2015 #3
It just keeps getting better! yallerdawg Dec 2015 #4
... shenmue Dec 2015 #6
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2015 #5
It is a gift we like to see continue. Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #7
It's all about the money,,,Yawn... litlbilly Dec 2015 #9
Perhaps your vote is bought, my vote is not bought, it is my gift to Hillary Clinton. Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #10
Yeah! Cha Dec 2015 #8
Kick & highly recommended! EileenFB Dec 2015 #11

msrizzo

(796 posts)
1. Yet another meaningless endorsement from a national organization.
Thu Dec 3, 2015, 03:42 PM
Dec 2015

...because EVERYONE knows that rank and file female business owners (and in fact probably 95% of all females) will never vote for Hillary Clinton. </snark>

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
4. It just keeps getting better!
Thu Dec 3, 2015, 04:04 PM
Dec 2015

If all these groups and coalitions come out in November, it will be a landslide election!

A huge landslide if those "special secret millennials" put down their iphones, stop PLAYING Candy Crush, register to vote - and vote for the Democratic nominee!!!



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