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Related: About this forumHRC GROUP Pro-Sanders Union Gets Behind Hillary Clinton: ‘She Is The Candidate"’
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Pro-Sanders Union Gets Behind Hillary Clinton: She Is The Candidate
After endorsing Bernie Sanders, a union president says "Hillary Clinton is now the only choice."
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In a speech to union members in D.C. on Tuesday, Chris Shelton, president of the 700,000-member Communications Workers of America, said that while Clinton is not a perfect candidate, she is the candidate the union needs to get behind immediately.
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HRC GROUP Pro-Sanders Union Gets Behind Hillary Clinton: ‘She Is The Candidate"’ (Original Post)
misterhighwasted
Jun 2016
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No one is the perfect candidate, and this makes sense, of course. She *is* the candidate.
TwilightZone
Jun 2016
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lapucelle
(19,532 posts)1. David Brock must be paying them.
misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)5. Lol..ya David Brock has paid all 700,000 members.
Why not, Campaign Hillary & the Dem Party has been accused of everything else!
Oohhh, I bet it was DWS!!
caquillo
(521 posts)2. There's no risk, there's no call for any action at all
When you have unions on your side!
Princess Turandot
(4,824 posts)7. Don't cry for me, caquilloina!
TwilightZone
(28,833 posts)3. No one is the perfect candidate, and this makes sense, of course. She *is* the candidate.
I find it odd that some on DU (in other threads about this) seem not to understand that most unions would back both Sanders and Clinton way before they'd sit out the election or back Trump.
Her Sister
(6,444 posts)4. Thanks! Adults know we can't afford Trump.
There's no playing "coy" or "special" with this election.
Cha
(305,406 posts)6. NewsFlash.. BS wasn't "the perfect candidate" either. in fact much less so.. so you
got a good deal whether you know it or not, CWA.
Mahalo, mister!
Tarheel_Dem
(31,443 posts)8. Sounds rather grudging, but I'll take it. n/t
jimw81
(111 posts)9. Funny part about this
Cwa in New York and other states were working for Hillary in primaries: the leader of cwa is close to sanders