Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumUnited Farm Workers endorse Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton is receiving the endorsement of the United Farm Workers, the largest farmworkers union in the country.
The union, active in 10 states, has a largely Latino membership, a key voting bloc for Clinton in both the primary and general elections. She received their endorsement over then-Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in the 2008 primary.
United Farm Workers President Arturo S. Rodriguez says the group spent a year discussing the race and recently interviewed Clinton for an hour on her positions.
Clinton, says Rodriguez in a statement, is "the strong, most respectful leader our country needs now."
"Hillary Clinton has the strong resolve needed to make change happen," he says. "And she is the best equipped to defeat the nativist, hateful forces of the current Republican front-runner."
The Latino vote has split between Clinton and rival Bernie Sanders in recent primary contests. Her team sees galvanizing Latino support as a key part of their strategy to defeat GOP front-runner Donald Trump.
The United Farm Workers was founded in 1962 by Cesar E. Chavez and Dolores Huerta a strong Clinton backer and works to increase wages and improve working conditions for members.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/7e7d1cb9ee79470786e96b2fba4c026e/united-farm-workers-endorse-hillary-clinton
stonecutter357
(12,695 posts)riversedge
(70,196 posts)SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)This endorsement was well-earned.
Haveadream
(1,630 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)I believe Clinton's actions and accomplishments will "repay farm workers" many times over.
To detractors -- Yeah, I know this is just the leadership . . . . . . . elected by the members.
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)Tarheel_Dem
(31,233 posts)Cha
(297,154 posts)Gracias, Historic NY!
fleabiscuit
(4,542 posts)I still get hot with I think of Delores being harassed by that acid tripping sarandon.
Cha
(297,154 posts)laughing @ acid tripping.. she was trippin.
I know.. it backfired plenty. Texas Latinos went big for Hillary post her Nevada Win.