2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: How DU members can reach out to Millennials. [View all]qwlauren35
(6,155 posts)try this, but it doesn't answer fundamental questions about who she is and why vote for her when so many people are smearing her.
Hi X, I wanted to take a moment to reach out to you because you are a Millennial and the data suggests that Millennials are the most disenchanted group of voters we have. Twenty-one percent of Millennials are willing to vote for Gary Johnson because they are so disappointed in the candidates of the major parties. But here's the thing. Johnson can't win. 21% of the vote doesn't win. We just have to hope that these are voters who would have picked Trump, because we simply cannot afford for him to win. Now, maybe you're not in a swing state, and you feel that a protest point is important to you. But if you ARE in a swing state, please don't throw your vote away. I am supporting Hillary, and part of it is an anti-Trump vote. I am scared of one of the most powerful men in the world being someone who hates or mocks over 60% of all Americans: women, African-Americans, Latinos/Latinas, immigrants, Muslims, and the disabled. Everyone seems to think that the "system of checks and balances" will keep him from doing too much damage. They forget about the Executive Order. And the right to declare war. I don't want to see these things in Trump's hands. So, who is the Democratic candidate? For starters, Hillary has a history of staying true to her Party. She can be counted on to nominate a progressive candidate to the Supreme Court. As SoS, she has created good-will in over 100 countries. As a Senator, she has championed health care for children and NYC First Responders. Her voting track record in the Senate is almost as progressive as Bernie Sanders' - people just don't know about it. Yes, there's that e-mail issue. And questions about arms deals. And Haiti didn't go so well. But she was absolutely NOT responsible for Benghazi, and this was proven. Nearly everything that's been said about her has been proven to be false. You can read about it in politifact.com and snopes.com.
I've attached two articles about Hillary and Trump, and if you haven't made up your mind, I hope you'll read them. Because your vote counts. Please pass it on.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/25/opinion/sunday/hillary-clinton-for-president.html?_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/26/opinion/why-donald-trump-should-not-be-president.html