2016 Postmortem

sheshe2

(84,072 posts) Mon Nov 7, 2016, 09:19 PM Nov 2016

Here’s Why Clinton Supporters Are Wearing White To The Polls [View all]

Hillary Clinton supporters looking to show their sartorial solidarity with their candidate on Tuesday have one obvious option: the pantsuit, Clinton’s preferred power uniform.

Another option? Wear white.

On Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, a grassroots campaign is calling for Clinton supporters to #WearWhite or #WearWhiteToVote, a nod to the suffragist movement ― and one that the candidate herself appears to have embraced throughout the campaign.

According to The New York Times, the white pantsuit that Clinton wore to accept the Democratic nomination “quietly but clearly” referenced the women’s movement, as white, purple and gold were the official colors of the National Woman’s Party, and many suffragists wore white while fighting for the right to vote. She wore white again during the final presidential debate.

Louise Marley
?@SingerLouise
#WearWhiteToVote in honor of our foremothers who fought, suffered, and even died to win the vote for women.