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misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)
Tue Jun 14, 2016, 07:08 PM Jun 2016

HRC GROUP Pro-Sanders Union Gets Behind Hillary Clinton: ‘She Is The Candidate"’

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/communication-workers-of-america-hillary-clinton_us_576051a3e4b071ec19ef6926

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Pro-Sanders Union Gets Behind Hillary Clinton: ‘She Is The Candidate’

After endorsing Bernie Sanders, a union president says "Hillary Clinton is now the only choice."

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In a speech to union members in D.C. on Tuesday, Chris Shelton, president of the 700,000-member Communications Workers of America, said that while Clinton is not a “perfect candidate,” she is the candidate the union needs to get behind immediately.
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HRC GROUP Pro-Sanders Union Gets Behind Hillary Clinton: ‘She Is The Candidate"’ (Original Post) misterhighwasted Jun 2016 OP
David Brock must be paying them. lapucelle Jun 2016 #1
Lol..ya David Brock has paid all 700,000 members. misterhighwasted Jun 2016 #5
There's no risk, there's no call for any action at all caquillo Jun 2016 #2
Don't cry for me, caquilloina! Princess Turandot Jun 2016 #7
No one is the perfect candidate, and this makes sense, of course. She *is* the candidate. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #3
Thanks! Adults know we can't afford Trump. Her Sister Jun 2016 #4
NewsFlash.. BS wasn't "the perfect candidate" either. in fact much less so.. so you Cha Jun 2016 #6
Sounds rather grudging, but I'll take it. n/t Tarheel_Dem Jun 2016 #8
Funny part about this jimw81 Jun 2016 #9

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)
5. Lol..ya David Brock has paid all 700,000 members.
Tue Jun 14, 2016, 07:15 PM
Jun 2016

Why not, Campaign Hillary & the Dem Party has been accused of everything else!
Oohhh, I bet it was DWS!!

TwilightZone

(28,833 posts)
3. No one is the perfect candidate, and this makes sense, of course. She *is* the candidate.
Tue Jun 14, 2016, 07:11 PM
Jun 2016

I find it odd that some on DU (in other threads about this) seem not to understand that most unions would back both Sanders and Clinton way before they'd sit out the election or back Trump.

Cha

(305,406 posts)
6. NewsFlash.. BS wasn't "the perfect candidate" either. in fact much less so.. so you
Tue Jun 14, 2016, 07:19 PM
Jun 2016

got a good deal whether you know it or not, CWA.

Mahalo, mister!

jimw81

(111 posts)
9. Funny part about this
Wed Jun 15, 2016, 03:38 AM
Jun 2016

Cwa in New York and other states were working for Hillary in primaries: the leader of cwa is close to sanders

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