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LAS14

(13,769 posts)
Tue May 31, 2016, 01:27 PM May 2016

Jerry Brown endorses Clinton!

An Open Letter to California Democrats and Independents
POSTED BY JERRY BROWN ON MAY 31, 2016

On Tuesday, June 7, I have decided to cast my vote for Hillary Clinton because I believe this is the only path forward to win the presidency and stop the dangerous candidacy of Donald Trump.

I have closely watched the primaries and am deeply impressed with how well Bernie Sanders has done. He has driven home the message that the top one percent has unfairly captured way too much of America’s wealth, leaving the majority of people far behind. In 1992, I attempted a similar campaign.

For her part, Hillary Clinton has convincingly made the case that she knows how to get things done and has the tenacity and skill to advance the Democratic agenda. Voters have responded by giving her approximately 3 million more votes – and hundreds more delegates – than Sanders. If Clinton were to win only 10 percent of the remaining delegates – wildly improbable – she would still exceed the number needed for the nomination. In other words, Clinton’s lead is insurmountable and Democrats have shown – by millions of votes – that they want her as their nominee.

http://www.jerrybrown.org/an_open_letter_to_california_democrats_and_independents

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Jerry Brown endorses Clinton! (Original Post) LAS14 May 2016 OP
Smart man! nt anotherproletariat May 2016 #1
yeah, he held his nose for the good of his state salary larkrake May 2016 #2
Strongly disagree that she knows how to get things done to advance the Democratic agenda, unless highprincipleswork May 2016 #3
 

highprincipleswork

(3,111 posts)
3. Strongly disagree that she knows how to get things done to advance the Democratic agenda, unless
Tue May 31, 2016, 01:44 PM
May 2016

that is some Democratic agenda that looks more like the Republican agenda in the 90's.

Not interested in that time warp.

Let's get behind a Progressive that has proven to be so for a long, long time. This is a year tailor made for a Progressive message, and Hillary just isn't going to be able to support it with all her ties to Big Money and the Establishment.

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