Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Lawton ENDORSES Bernie Sanders for President

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PRESS RELEASE


Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Lawton Endorses Sanders for President



MARCH 28TH, 2016


BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday welcomed an endorsement by former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton.

“I have never before felt greater urgency in a political campaign,” Lawton said in a statement from her home in Green Bay, Wis. “This election gives us the opportunity to rebuild America’s middle class and restore stability at the core of our democracy. We must to realize both economic and national security, for all. That is why I endorse Bernie Sanders for president of the United States.”

Lawton was the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin for two terms beginning in 2003. She will introduce Sanders at a rally on Wednesday in Appleton, Wis.

“Barbara Lawton is a progressive leader in the great progressive tradition of Wisconsin,” Sanders said. “She has been an outspoken voice for campaign finance reform and I look forward to working with her to create a government which represents all Americans and not just the billionaires.”

In endorsing Sanders’ candidacy for the Democratic Party nomination for president, Lawton said:

“We need a bold, experienced and visionary leader with judgment unfettered by big campaign donors. Someone who understands that incremental politics brought us to this moment where our economy has been reshaped to favor the wealthiest few, and locked us into inequality.

“We need someone who hears the clamor from business owners for a health care system that will free them to create jobs. We need a president who understands that there is no global security without human security, who repositions our nation on the center of a global stage with unimpeachable moral authority.

“We can have government we can afford and restore our faith in the process when we face the issue of money in politics head on. Bernie Sanders is the only candidate for president today committed and ready to face this biggest of threats to the world’s oldest democracy.”

Wisconsin is the next stop in the contest between Sanders and Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. Eighty-six pledged delegates will be at stake in next Tuesday’s primary election.





https://berniesanders.com/press-release/former-wisconsin-lt-gov-lawton-endorses-sanders-president/

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1. "...I have never before felt greater urgency in a political campaign.."

You are not alone Barbara.

[Punkingal]

2. Amen to that!

[highprincipleswork]

4. Urgency is the word...

Who is going to fight Climate Change, like the end of the world scenario it is quickly becoming?
Who is going to really fight for some kind of economic prosperity for all Americans, not just the few?
Who is going to keep us from our usual interventionist ways in too much war?
Who is really going to be steadfast in fighting racial injustice?

I know my answer, and I remain confident (through his actions and words over so many years) that he will remain true to all these causes.

[Nanjeanne]

5. I knew her name was familiar and did a little searching. She started Americans For Campaign Reform

which then merged with another organization with similar goals and became Issue One.

She is a great one to have in Sanders' corner!

[cosmicone]

6. Another has been wanting his/her 15 minutes n/t

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8. I can't wait to see Hillary's 15min with the FBI....

...maybe, .....it might last a bit longer,......

[cosmicone]

10. Hillary was a criminal defense lawyer -- and a successful one

She hasn't broken any laws

11 hours in front of congress and she didn't refuse to answer any questions

Move on already ... Bernie is losing and if I were you, I wouldn't put any hope in the FBI.

[DanTex]

7. Former Lt Govs are the best endorsements to have...

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

9. She is the President and CEO of Americans for Campaign Reform... Perfect endorsement pre-WI nt

[John Poet]

11. She 'must hate women'....

[AzDar]

12. K & R