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sheshe2

(83,793 posts)
Fri Jun 12, 2015, 09:41 PM Jun 2015

Hillary Clinton's Speech On Voting Rights Is All Upside

Slowly but surely, Hillary Clinton is making her positions known.

And earlier this week, she came out strong on voting rights.

To my mind, Clinton’s speech on voting rights was designed to accomplish two things:

First, her speech clearly associates herself with the position the Democratic mainstream, particularly the base of African-Americans and Latinos, who are most directly affecting by stricter voter ID laws. These constituencies passionately support efforts to increase voter empowerment, voter rights and expand the franchise.

In this way, Clinton’s speech was not just the defense of actions to prevent against voter suppression by the Republicans, something that Democrats, of course, are eager to do. The speech was an effort by Hillary Clinton to associate herself with the whole notion of expansion of the franchise which can only benefit the Democratic Party and, to wit, her.



Read More http://www.forbes.com/sites/dougschoen/2015/06/07/hillary-clintons-speech-on-voting-rights-is-all-upside/

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Hillary Clinton's Speech On Voting Rights Is All Upside (Original Post) sheshe2 Jun 2015 OP
She's going to come out fighting tomorrow William769 Jun 2015 #1
That she is William. sheshe2 Jun 2015 #6
Again Hillary is fighting for the less fortunate people. It is time for the GOP to win Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #2
K&R! hrmjustin Jun 2015 #3
K & R Iliyah Jun 2015 #4
It is about our voice Iliyah... sheshe2 Jun 2015 #5
Absolutely Upside for our Democracy.. mahalo Hillary and she~ Cha Jun 2015 #7
Cha! sheshe2 Jun 2015 #8
Hey Aloha, sheshe! Cha Jun 2015 #9

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
2. Again Hillary is fighting for the less fortunate people. It is time for the GOP to win
Fri Jun 12, 2015, 09:53 PM
Jun 2015

Elections on their platform and not preventing others from voting.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
4. K & R
Fri Jun 12, 2015, 10:00 PM
Jun 2015

Progressive ideals don't mean a hill of beans if at this point in time Americans are obstructed and are barred from voting. HRC knows this. HRC fights for democracy. Well done.

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