Clinton Gains Support From 170 African American Women Leaders

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Source: nbcnews.com




Feb 3 2016, 8:10 pm ET
Clinton Gains Support From 170 African American Women Leaders

by Michael Cottman



Image: Democratic Presidential Candidates Appear At South Carolina Statehouse On Martin Luther King Day
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to the crowd during the King Day at the Dome rally at the S.C. State House January 18, 2016 in Columbia, South Carolina. The event drew appearances from Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and Hillary Clinton. Sean Rayford / Getty Images

Hillary Clinton, looking ahead to the South Carolina primary, is strategically mobilizing black voters during a critical stretch in the 2016 presidential campaign.

The Clinton campaign announced Wednesday that more than 170 prominent African American women leaders have endorsed the former Secretary of State in her bid to become the nation's first female president.

All of these black women will rally African American voters around Clinton's candidacy in the upcoming South Carolina primary on Feb. 27 and March primary states.

The women will serve as surrogates for Clinton, a Democrat, and according to the campaign, they will host debate watch parties, neighborhood meetings, and women-only phone banks.

They will also walk door-to-door to businesses that include beauty salons, barber shops and grocery stores to carry Clinton's message about closing the pay gap for women, fighting for paid family leave, raising the minimum wage, and protecting women's reproductive rights. ........................

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[stonecutter357]

1. K&R!

[pandr32]

2. Awesome!

[riversedge]

3. and Beautiful to see. Smart women stick with Hillary

[Stuckinthebush]

4. K&R !

[brer cat]

5. Great news

and I love that meme!!

[eridani]

6. Because they love having their kids jailed for marijuana? n/t

[jhart3333]

7. +1

[mcar]

8. Excellent news!

[1StrongBlackMan]

9. FYI ...

Mrs. 1SBM is a recent inductee to a Black Women's Civic Association. It is a smallish chapter (about 50 members) of a larger national organization (100,000+ members).

Last night, she attended her first meeting. While the national organization does not provide political endorsements, it encourages local chapters to engage in supporting candidates at the local, state and national level.

The chapter voted to support the campaigns of HRC (42-3) and Raul Grijalva (45-0).

So like when I went to play golf, instead of attending our daughter's soccer club organizational meeting, and she came home to announce that "WE" were going to coach a soccer team (which meant, I was going to organize and run the practices, I was going to manage the games and manage the parents, and she was going to wear a coach's tee shirt on game day) ... she came home to announce that "WE" are going get involved in campaigns.

But, I plan to stick with my plan to NOT campaign for any particular Democratic Presidential candidate until after the Primaries; but, will continue folding and stuffing.

[NurseJackie]

11. Mrs. 1SBM is very fortunate to have you.

[1StrongBlackMan]

12. Actually, I am the very fortunate one. eom.

[NurseJackie]

10. This pleases me very much! She's earned and deserves their support.

[left-of-center2012]

13. 170 out of 22+ million African Americans

[nyabingi]

14. There is not one single reason

why any Black American should choose Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders.

Not one.

[riversedge]

15. Whatever.

[Beacool]

16. Thank you, ladies!!