2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumNational Organization for Women Endorses Hillary Clinton.
http://now.org/media-center/press-release/now-is-a-proud-supporter-of-women-for-hillary/Washington, DC Hillary Clintons campaign is launching its Women for Hillary grassroots effort this weekend in New Hampshire, and the National Organization for Women is all in.
Hillary Clinton has been a trailblazer for women with an impressive record of public service where she put womens rights at the forefront. Everywhere Clinton worked she used her voice and power to raise the status and improve the lives of women and girls. Clinton made womens rights are human rights a rallying point throughout the world. As Secretary of State she made womens rights the core of U.S. foreign policy, including institutionalizing a new and sweeping strategic process recognizing womens involvement and work on behalf of women internationally. Electing a feminist woman president is not only historic, but would lead to further advances toward equality for all women.
During the two-week rollout of Women for Hillary NOW supporters will be attending house parties, coming out to events with Hillary Clinton and her surrogates, and organizing in early states because gender matters in the United States today, and womens votes will matter in this election more than ever before.
The National Organization for Women is always on the side of making history, and over the next two weeks well be looking forward to the sound of barriers breaking down.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Ron Green
(9,821 posts)and we may yet fail it.
But there's still time to build it from the ground up.
SonderWoman
(1,169 posts)I'm guessing you're not happy with NOW?
Ron Green
(9,821 posts)requires. That's their business, but for them to endorse HRC this early in the process is to ignore the candidacy I believe will in the long run help turn us toward a more peaceful and just society for women.
DURHAM D
(32,595 posts)Do you think Bernie has a long history with NOW?
Duval
(4,280 posts)DURHAM D
(32,595 posts)Is he a Carly, not a Sanders supporter?
Ron Green
(9,821 posts)bolder step would be to look beyond the obvious choice of a woman and consider a truly transformative choice.
On edit: Although maybe that's what they did in 2008 and it didn't work out as well as planned.
DURHAM D
(32,595 posts)Thanks for your advice.
not
Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)The ones who have always resisted the idea that feminism should acknowledge differences in the needs and objectives of working-class women, women of color and lesbian and bisexual women from those of upper-middle-class white women. And NOW was also the group that always stressed an exclusively "working within the system" approach even when the system was clearly institutionally designed to make it impossible for women to work within it.
That, and who thought they'd even consider endorsing anyone else?
MineralMan
(146,190 posts)Their support is justified, based on NOW's goals. I'd be surprised if they didn't endorse her.
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)sadoldgirl
(3,431 posts)Did anyone think that NOW would support Fiorina?
After all, there are only two women running.
OilemFirchen
(7,143 posts)Feeling stupid yet?
jfern
(5,204 posts)OilemFirchen
(7,143 posts)jfern
(5,204 posts)OilemFirchen
(7,143 posts)After all, there are only two women running.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,704 posts)I have been a proud feminist since I came out of the womb.
ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)I would have been shocked had they not.
m-lekktor
(3,675 posts)They all must be content with the state of things at present!
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)Autumn
(44,748 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)isn't at all favorable to women. We need change for everyone's benefit in the 99%. H. Clinton doesn't stand for that change.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,704 posts)Thank you in advance.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)What the frack, do we have Democrats that aren't democratic? I guess it's ok if your candidate benefits.
colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)Again, it is past time for a female president. However this woman thinks Bernie, as a true progressive, will help most women more than Third Way Hillary.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)all in the 99%.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)The status quo must go, and go now. Time to take back the country from the plutocrats and their servants/enablers, regardless of the party affiliation they claim.
SonderWoman
(1,169 posts)Tough call.
Number23
(24,544 posts)Never mind. Decided to Google for myself! http://www.emilyslist.org/news/entry/emilys-list-endorses-hillary-clinton-for-president
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,704 posts)eom
Number23
(24,544 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,704 posts)eom
Number23
(24,544 posts)trying their damndest to pretend that they can't see or hear it.
retrowire
(10,345 posts)want to endorse the chance at the first woman for president.
Metric System
(6,048 posts)pnwmom
(108,925 posts)retrowire
(10,345 posts)VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)OilemFirchen
(7,143 posts)NOW endorsed Obama in 2008.
Many of these rejoinders are expositional in a most unflattering fashion.
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/17/national-organization-for-woman-endorses-obama-snubs-palin/
So, yes, like Emily's List, it has to do with her plumbing.
And, I'm a woman.
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)I don't mind, really. They should back pro-choice women.
I'm just saying that they did the same thing in 2008. They choose HRC over Obama in the primaries, but double-backed and endorsed Obama once he became the nominee.
In other words, I really don't expect NOW and/or Emily's List NOT to endorse the Democratic woman in the primaries.
randys1
(16,286 posts)be at the top of their list.
fbc
(1,668 posts)SonderWoman
(1,169 posts)Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)SonderWoman
(1,169 posts)Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)They endorsed Clinton in the primaries and then Obama in the general. I posted proof of that somewhere else in this thread.
But, here it is again:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/17/national-organization-for-woman-endorses-obama-snubs-palin/
This is the primaries.
Same MO.
fbc
(1,668 posts)Rather than being famous for who she married.
OilemFirchen
(7,143 posts)Pegged the oblivious meter at a solid ten!
Apparently you are not aware that she was on the cover of Life magazine when she was 22.
She has been famous all of my life and I assume all of yours unless you are like 80.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,704 posts)eom
mythology
(9,527 posts)It's really not nice to come to a verbal sparring match armed with facts and stuff.
lostnfound
(16,138 posts)I'm a Bernie supporter but I think that is a sexist and grossly unfair comment. She's a graduate of Wellesley AND Yale AND was Secretary of State And Senator and YES, First Lady. The fact that the burden of child rearing and being married to an ambitious spouse often means that women make sacrifices for their family doesn't disqualify her.
SHE IS PLENTY QUALIFIED...I just don't like her positions, her voting history, or her primary areas of focus as much as I do Bernie.
demmiblue
(36,743 posts)Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)Nice.
DURHAM D
(32,595 posts)Don't you just love how all the really nice men came into this thread to tell us little women what we need to think and do. I am forever grateful. You?
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)Just think of all that time I wasted, having opinions. I've seen the light!
zappaman
(20,605 posts)Metric System
(6,048 posts)been President without Hillary's support. She also had plenty of accomplishments in her own right BEFORE marrying Bill:
commencement speaker at Wellesley which garnered national attention, including in LIFE magazine; Yale Law grad; member of the Watergate impeachment inquiry staff; children's rights advocate; first director of the University of Arkansas' legal aid clinic
ismnotwasm
(41,917 posts)I'm saying out of this forum for the most part--but this gets a big Go Hillary from me!
riversedge
(69,709 posts)Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)silenttigersong
(957 posts)does not speak for all feministsHillary does not speak for many feministsHillarys big liability with women is Bill Clinton.
JohnnyLib2
(11,206 posts)Each endorsement helps.....
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leftofcool
(19,460 posts)riversedge
(69,709 posts)wyldwolf
(43,865 posts)ericson00
(2,707 posts)so Clinton-detractors, you got two things you can do.
1. Nothing
2. and like it