Hillary Clinton Backs Eliot Engel, in Her First House Primary Endorsement of 2020

[George II]

Source: NY Times

Mr. Engel, a longtime New York representative, is trying to fend off a serious challenge from his left by Jamaal Bowman, who has been endorsed by Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

June 15, 2020 / Updated 5:54 p.m. ET

Hillary Clinton delivered her first Democratic primary endorsement in a 2020 House race on Monday, throwing her support behind Representative Eliot L. Engel of New York, who is trying to fend off a serious challenge from his left after more than three decades in Congress.

“I have worked with Eliot Engel as first lady, as senator from New York and as secretary of state,” Mrs. Clinton said in a statement provided to The New York Times. “Every step of the way, his No. 1 priority has always remained the same: delivering for his constituents.”

The endorsement puts Mrs. Clinton on the opposite side of a wave of progressives who are backing Mr. Engel’s leading challenger, Jamaal Bowman, a middle school principal, including Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont; Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York; the Working Families Party; Justice Democrats; and MoveOn, the progressive advocacy group.



Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/us/politics/hillary-clinton-eliot-engel.html

[empedocles]

1. Justice Democrats for Bowman?

[lapucelle]

38. That PAC has deep pockets...

An "in the interest of full disclosure" addendum would have been the ethical thing to do.



https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/indexpend.php?cycle=2020&cmte=C00630665

[Gothmog]

2. Yeah for Hillary Clinton

I am not a fan of the Just Us Democrats. Luckily they have not been successful so far. I am glad that Hillary Clinton has endorsed Engel

[Thekaspervote]

5. Beat me to it.. good ol bernie and aoc have not been picking winners

If fact, I would think candidates would be running the other direction from their endorsements.

[R B Garr]

19. +1000

Plus, she knows how dishonest they are about Democrats.

[Budi]

3. Here's another: New York Congresswoman Nita Lowey has endorsed Rep Eliot Engel

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Congresswoman Nita Lowey
NEW YORK – Praising his record on reproductive health and climate change – and his long partnership on progressive causes – Congresswoman Nita Lowey has endorsed Congressman Eliot Engel for reelection to Congress.


The endorsement adds to the growing roster of major progressive Democrat legislators who have endorsed Congressman Engel, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Whip James Clyburn, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Chairwoman Maxine Waters, Chairman Adam Schiff, and the Congressional Black Caucus.


“Eliot is an unwavering leader on the progressive priorities we all share,” said Congresswoman Lowey. “As Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, he took a leading role in the impeachment of President Trump and works to ensure U.S. security and effective global engagement. As a member of the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee, he has secured vital relief for New York in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. He is a stalwart fighter for the Affordable Care Act, reproductive rights, combating climate change, and health care for all, and takes a strong stand against hate in all its forms.

“At this pivotal time, New York demands strong representation in Washington to combat the division and hate that Donald Trump perpetuates.
We need a true fighting progressive with experience and a deep commitment to helping our communities — that’s Eliot Engel.”

Wow. Beautiful sincere endorsement honoring Sen Engel's endless & dedicated work for New York & for America.

Senator Elliot Engel 2020💙

[Cha]

6. Thank you for that, Budi.. So does Hakeem Jeffries!

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[Budi]

8. Rep Jeffries is a mighty powerful endorsement too.

Reading what he wrote..wow.

Respect, honor & truth. They all speak from the heart as a collegue & as a friend.

💙✌🍃

[Cha]

15. Yes it is! Now Engel has James Clyburn & Adam Schiff!

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[Squinch]

13. That is good news!

[Cha]

16. Aloha, Squinch.. now Engel has James Clyburn & Adam Schiff!

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[Squinch]

17. Oh, excellent! I am seeing the ads for the middleschool principal and it just makes

me grit my teeth every time. But Engel has a nice one out too.

[lapucelle]

39. I wonder if Just Us democrats paid for the ads.

https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/indexpend.php?cycle=2020&cmte=C00630665

[Squinch]

4. Yeah! This idea of replacing the House Foreign Affairs chairperson

with a middle school principal is just incomprehensible.

Engel is a good Rep. He was one of the first to effectively push for impeachment, he's great on climate, and he's great for his constituency.

I really cannot stand the "Democratic circular firing squad" wing of the party doing this in this year when we need every seat we can get. WHY, oh WHY can they not go after REPUBLICANS???

[sheshe2]

10. +1000

[Budi]

12. Makes ya wonder doesn't it.

"Unity over division, truth over lies"
~ Joe Biden

That's our Democratic Party, either your're with us or you're against us. There is no in-between for this election.

[R B Garr]

20. Exactly!

Thank you.

[karynnj]

42. If he lost, the new representative would not be the chair of the foreign policy committee

Dependent on your positions, that could be good or bad. One mark against him is that he voted against the Obama era Iran deal, because Netanyahu and much of the Likkud party were against it. However some in the Israeli military leadership and Mossad admired it would prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons thus made Israel safer.

[Cha]

7. Mahalo, Hillary! So does Hakeem Jeffries!

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TY George

[LiberalFighter]

9. I highly regard any endorsement by Hillary.

[sheshe2]

11. I will stand with Hillaries endorsement.

I trust her opinion.

[Budi]

14. Indeed. The wisdom of Hillary Clinton is all we need. Plus, Engel's record is stellar.

Thank you Sec Clinton ~🍃💙

[BootinUp]

18. K&R

[Gothmog]

21. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn and Rep. Adam Schiff are endorsing Rep. Eliot Engel for reelection

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[Locrian]

22. I thought she had better judgement....

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/02/engel-hot-mic-296963

“If I didn't have a primary, I wouldn’t care,” the New York Democrat told Ruben Diaz Jr., the Bronx borough president, as he asked for time to speak at a news conference on local vandalism"

The senior Democrat had already come under fire in recent weeks after a report revealed that Engel had not spent any time in his New York district — which has been ravaged by the coronavirus outbreak — since late March.

[George II]

23. Did you really say that about our last Democratic Presidential nominee and accomplished Democrat????

[scipan]

32. What, now no one can even mildly criticise her? How... authoritarian.

[George II]

34. "I thought she had better judgement...." is mild criticism? Give me a break.

[still_one]

24. Really? Jim Clyburn and Adam Schiff also endorses Engel. I guess according to SOME

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they must have "bad judgement" also

We will see what happens on June 23

It is a blue district regardless

[George II]

25. More people with "poor judgement":

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
NYS Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.
Westchester County Executive George Latimer

and many others.

[liskddksil]

26. No one who wasn't going to be voting for Engel anyway will be swayed by these endorsements nt

[George II]

28. But some who were undecided or even thinking of Bowman might be swayed....

If they saw what Bowman and his supporters have been doing on Twitter the last well or so, surely they'll be swayed to vote for Engel.

[karynnj]

43. He is the establishment, has helped many people, thus will get most endorsements

Remember in 2008, in the primary, both Clintons and most Democratic Senators, including Biden, endorsed Joe Lieberman over Ned Lamont. If memory serves me right, only Russ Feingold and John Kerry refrained from saying anything positive when asked about his race. I believe neither endorsed Lamont in the primary.

[George II]

44. Ned Lamont didn't run for Senator in 2008, he ran in 2006, the Clintons didn't endorse Lieberman....

In fact Bill Clinton was a bone of contention between Lamont and Lieberman, with Lamont bringing up Lieberman's criticism of Clinton in 1998, which Lieberman defended during the 2006 campaign.

[karynnj]

45. You are correct on 2006, but the Clintons DID endorse Lieberman in the primaries

Bill Clinton even recorded a ironically for him. In the.GENERAL ELECTION, they all endorsed the winner of the Democratic party, Lamont.

[lapucelle]

41. HRC has excellent judgement. Until 2018 Bowman was a member of a party that endorsed McCain in 2008

and Johnson in 2016.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Party_of_New_York#Platform_and_candidates

[Cha]

46. Hillary's "Judgment" is Just FINE.. Thank you Very Much!

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[Gothmog]

27. Nadler today backs impeachment partner @RepEliotEngel for reelection.

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[George II]

35. Good for him. Glad to see Democrats supporting their colleagues and the Democratic Party.

[scipan]

29. Elizabeth Warren endorsed Bowman

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[George II]

31. Yes she did, and many of her supporters are REALLY angry about it. Check Twitter.

[scipan]

30. Republican PAC supports Engel

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[George II]

33. The Intercept (!!??) is wrong. As a matter of fact "Americans for Tomorrow's Future"....

...has spent a grand total of $ZERO in the 2020 election cycle!

https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/expenditures.php?cycle=2020&cmte=C00741009

https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/indexpend.php?cycle=2020&cmte=C00741009

Why are you on a one-person campaign to bash Eliot Engel? If you support Bowman, that's fine. Why not say something positive about him instead of a stream of negative posts about Engel, especially with false or incomplete or inaccurate information?

In a few hours now you've posted:

Eliot Engel's hot mic comment, which was incomplete and out of context (I've given you the context).
Eliot Engel hasn't been in his district for months, with nothing to back it up, and it's false.
A "Republican PAC" has given $100,000 to help elect Eliot Engel, even though they haven't spent a penny.

Three false or misleading attacks on Eliot Engel. What's up with that?

[lapucelle]

40. If it's that many posts, it must be very, very, very important

I read profiles.

[still_one]

36. an unsolicited PAC from Democratic Party hating grim and Glen Greenwald's intercept

Didn’t see them complaining when Sanders received PAC money

https://apnews.com/345bbd1af529cfb1e41305fa3ab1e604

[Demonaut]

47. I love Hillary but she should have stayed out of this

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/03/politics/eliot-engel-hot-mic-primary-comment/index.html

[George II]

48. I think that 20-second video has been posted dozens of times, and has been explained almost as many

times. They were discussing the order in which to speak, and Engel was pointing out that he had another event to attend.

It should be pointed out that Diaz ENDORSED Engel!

Hopefully thisis the last time We have to see that truncated video.

[Demonaut]

49. I did not know, thank you and I will check

[George II]

50. No problem. I looked, and haven't seen anything more than just those 20 seconds, unfortunately....

...but the full explanations was posted online somewhere. I'm sorry I didn't save the link to the full explanation, I didn't think it would be such an issue so long after the fact.

[Gothmog]

51. Senator Schumer has endorsed Engel

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[George II]

52. YES! And Governor Andrew Cuomo endorsed him yesterday, too. Great news.

[Gothmog]

53. First responders endorse Engel

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