D.C. mayor, most council members endorse Hillary Clinton ahead of D.C. primary

[DemocratSinceBirth]

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and 10 D.C. Council members endorsed Hillary Clinton for president ahead of the city’s June 14 Democratic primary, according to the Democratic front-runner’s campaign.

The announcement came as no surprise because many of the city’s top leaders had already publicly pledging their support for Clinton. Bowser has used her Twitter account to publicize local Clinton campaign events. And in September, council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) introduced Clinton at an event at Foundry United Methodist Church and promised that he and his three daughters would be voting for her.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2016/05/16/d-c-mayor-most-city-council-members-endorse-hillary-clinton-ahead-of-d-c-primary/

[Yavin4]

1. DC doesn't count

Only states that support Bernie count and are real Democratic states.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. Do you like my new avatar?

[elleng]

3. I wrote the Mayor about this,

said it is inappropriate.

[Yavin4]

4. How so? n/t

[elleng]

5. ahead of D.C. primary

[Yavin4]

6. Is there a bylaw against it?

Is it against the rules? Are you not allowed to publicly endorse a candidate?

[elleng]

7. You may publicly endorse anyone you want,

it reflects bad judgment, in my opinion, to do so as a public servant without the demonstrated support of your constituents.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. Do you believe the lion's share of her constituents won't vote for Clinton in the primary ?

She will get upwards of 65%.

The results will mirror Delaware, Virginia, and Maryland.

[elleng]

10. 'His' constituents?

This is Mayor MURIEL Bowser.

I'm not making any bets, I don't view elections as games.

'Three of the city’s 13 council members have not endorsed Clinton: At-large council members Anita Bonds (D), David Grosso (I) and Elissa Silverman (I). Bonds chairs the D.C. Democratic Party and is remaining neutral in the primary. Grosso and Silverman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. . .

The D.C. Democratic primary has 45 delegates up for grabs. Twenty delegates have already been pledged to Clinton. Early polling shows that Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont could hit the 15 percent threshold needed to win at least a few of the remaining delegates.'

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. The officials who have endorsed Clinton will presumably be on the ballot again.

If their constituents are displeased with their endorsement they can express their dissatisfaction at the ballot box.

The DC primary, which is the last primary, is going to be a great opportunity for Secretary Clinton to punctuate her overwhelming and heart felt support from the African American community.

[Yavin4]

11. If the people don't like it, they can vote them out.

The fact that these officials publicly endorsed Hillary shows that their constituents are okay with this.

[NCTraveler]

8. "he and his three daughters"

That's a rally!!!