Supporters help open Hillary Clinton's Birmingham Alabama campaign office

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Supporters help open Hillary Clinton's Birmingham Alabama campaign office

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/02/supporters_help_open_hillary_c.html







Hillary Clinton supporters chat during the opening of her downtown Birmingham campaign office.

Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail] By Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail]
on February 08, 2016 at 5:52 PM


About 75 supporters of Hillary Clinton helped christen her presidential campaign's Birmingham office on Saturday, where volunteers helped man phones encouraging Alabamians to vote for her in the March 1 Democratic primary.

Huntsville resident and Clinton "super volunteer" Joshua Collett made the roughly two-hour drive to be at the campaign office opening at 2013 1st Ave. North. He said he had been following Clinton's career "ever since she got out of law school," and cited her pledge to fight income inequality and support for gay and civil rights for why he intends to vote for the former secretary of state.

"She, in my opinion, has the knowledge, the experience to further support President Obama and his legacy," said Collett, who donated the maximum $2,700 to Clinton's campaign.

With the next president likely to appoint about four new U.S. Supreme Court justices, Collett said Clinton has his vote because she is pro-choice and was against the Supreme Court decision that gave rise to super PACs, which can spend unlimited amounts of money on their preferred candidates and are not required to disclose their donors.

"What is at stake is Roe v. Wade, Citizens United," he said.

Randall Woodfin, an Alabama state organizer for the Clinton campaign, said more than 20 of the 60 members of Clinton's Alabama leadership team were on hand for the office opening, including Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham, and Alabama State Rep. Merika Coleman, who said she was "excited about Hillary's candidacy."....................

[Cha]

1. Wonderful! I can't help thinking that after Hillary losing in NH.. everyone is fired up even

more so!

[BlueCaliDem]

11. I'm sensing that same thing, Cha!

People are upset...really, really upset. And inspired through that powerful emotion.

[bravenak]

2. I have family there!

Not in that photo though

[UtahLib]

3. Ahhh, diversity. nt

[CajunBlazer]

4. I am "there" or actually "here"

I have lived in the Birmingham area for thirty two years. Looks like I will be getting to know these folks.

[Stuckinthebush]

6. Hi from Homewood!

Howdy, neighbor! You're name makes sense now, CB!

Next time you are at a Clinton event look for a guy who looks like a DUer. That'll be me.

[CajunBlazer]

8. What does a DU'er look like?

[BlueCaliDem]

12. Hard to tell these days. *sigh*

[Stuckinthebush]

13. After supertuesday - I'll be the one with the big grin

And a "DU for Hillary" button on!

[riversedge]

7. Great to hear this. I sure hope you and your Cajun friends can

help them out whenever you can .

[CajunBlazer]

9. Cajun's in Birmingham are kind of scarce, but caring Democarts are not

[Stuckinthebush]

14. That's the truth

Lots of Dems. We are an island in a sea of red.

[SunSeeker]

5. K & R

[ismnotwasm]

10. K&R