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12. Sanders vs Clinton on Womens' Rights, LGBT Rights, Civil Rights:

Reply to rhett o rick (Reply #11)

Sat May 23, 2015, 11:35 AM

May 2015

Should be it's own OP, a side by side on these three issues alone.

Sanders:

Rated 93% by the ACLU, indicating a pro-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
Rated 100% by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
Rated 97% by the NAACP, indicating a pro-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)

Clinton:

Rated 60% by the ACLU, indicating a mixed civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
Rated 89% by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
Rated 96% by the NAACP, indicating a pro-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)

http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/bernie_sanders.htm
http://www.ontheissues.org/Hillary_Clinton.htm

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Bernie! "Our Independent Voice for ___________" [View all] NYC_SKP May 2015 OP

Those of us that support Sen Sanders have nothing to say but he is the people's candidate. nm rhett o rick May 2015 #1

He also voted against the Patriot Act in 2001, which was harder merrily May 2015 #2

We're gonna need a bigger list! NYC_SKP May 2015 #16

Thanks. Great list. JDPriestly May 2015 #3

Good resource. Interesting facts. JDPriestly May 2015 #4

Top scores on LGBT, Minorities, Women's Rights, Civil Rights. Impressive. NYC_SKP May 2015 #5

That's ... just ... impressive. delrem May 2015 #6

It's also incomplete hootinholler May 2015 #8

Thanks, there are quite a few more. End Citizens United legislation fer example! NYC_SKP May 2015 #10

Always right on the major issues. If we had had more Dems like Bernie, imagine sabrina 1 May 2015 #7

On CU litmus test hootinholler May 2015 #14

Highly recommend. +1. Jefferson23 May 2015 #9

Interesting that Clinton's supporters are trying desperately to say that Clinton is the rhett o rick May 2015 #11

Sanders vs Clinton on Womens' Rights, LGBT Rights, Civil Rights: NYC_SKP May 2015 #12

Thanks for that. This is the amunition we need when Clinton supporters try to rhett o rick May 2015 #13

He is one of a kind. A politician with the guts to do what he says. liberal_at_heart May 2015 #15

THANK YOU, NYC_SKP Iwillnevergiveup May 2015 #17

Forget Josh Duggar Iwillnevergiveup May 2015 #18

Thanks, that f'n Duggar family has buried anything of national political import. NYC_SKP May 2015 #19

K&R jwirr May 2015 #20

And outside of EW sadoldgirl May 2015 #21