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In reply to the discussion: Major environmental group makes first ever endorsement of Hillary Clinton [View all]riversedge
(70,177 posts)16. Gov Jerry Brown CA just Endorsed Hillary just now: Brown is concerned with the GE and
Trump, who says the Climate change is a Hoax.
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An Open Letter to California Democrats and Independents http://www.jerrybrown.org/an_open_letter_to_california_democrats_and_independents
An Open Letter to California Democrats and Independents
Posted by Jerry Brown 26pc 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 Americas 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, Clintons lead is insurmountable and Democrats have shown by millions of votes that they want her as their nominee.
But there is more at stake than mere numbers. The Republican nominee, Donald Trump, has called climate change a hoax and said he will tear up the Paris Climate Agreement. He has promised to deport millions of immigrants and ominously suggested that other countries may need the nuclear bomb. He has also pledged to pack the Supreme Court with only those who please the extreme right.
The stakes couldnt be higher. Our country faces an existential threat from climate change and the spread of nuclear weapons. A new cold war is on the horizon. This is no time for Democrats to keep fighting each other. The general election has already begun. Hillary Clinton, with her long experience, especially as Secretary of State, has a firm grasp of the issues and will be prepared to lead our country on day one.
Next January, I want to be sure that it is Hillary Clinton who takes the oath of office, not Donald Trump.
With respect,
Jerry Brown
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Major environmental group makes first ever endorsement of Hillary Clinton [View all]
riversedge
May 2016
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Gov Jerry Brown CA just Endorsed Hillary just now: Brown is concerned with the GE and
riversedge
May 2016
#16
"the NRDC Action Fund, a political affiliate of the Natural Resources Defense Council"
MisterP
May 2016
#19
Based on history, I would expect Hillary Clinton to be a weak environmental POTUS.
PufPuf23
May 2016
#22
It says they are a "major environmental group" right in the headline to let you know.
bluedigger
May 2016
#41
I like to minimize people and organizations predicated wholly on my ignorance of them too.
LanternWaste
May 2016
#57