Hillary Clinton endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign
It’s official, the Human Rights Campaign has released their endorsement for the 2016 presidential race, and it comes in the form of former first lady and the woman who is fighting to maintain her lead for the democratic nomination. Yes we are talking about Hillary Clinton.
America’s largest and most politically connected LGBT organization, is rooting to crown our first female president.
“All the progress we have made as a nation on LGBT equality — and all the progress we have yet to make — is at stake in November,” HRC President Chad Griffin said in a statement released to the press. “In most states, LGBT people are still at risk of being fired, evicted or denied services simply because of who they are. Today, 63 percent of LGBT Americans report having experienced such discrimination, and we are seeing other troubling trends, from the onslaught of state and local anti-LGBT measures to the national scourge of anti-transgender violence to backsliding on HIV/AIDS prevention and youth homelessness. Against this backdrop, we’ve heard the leading Republican presidential candidates repeatedly threaten to block our progress, and to revoke, repeal, and overturn the gains we’ve made during President Obama’s two terms.”
“While they fight to take us backwards, Hillary Clinton is fighting to advance LGBT equality across our nation and throughout the world,” Griffin continued. “We are proud to endorse Hillary Clinton for president, and believe that she is the champion we can count on in November — and every day she occupies the Oval Office.”
Hillary Clinton is currently leading Bernie Sanders nationwide by a 25-point margin, though Sanders bests Clinton in a hypothetical general election match-up against GOP front-runner Donald Trump, two polls released Sunday by NBC News/Wall Street Journal have found.
The former secretary of state received 59 percent support from Democratic primary voters, while 34 percent are feeling the Bern. However, Bernie beats Clinton among voters who want a candidate who will bring change to current policies, 63 percent to 26 percent. Also, other polls show Bernie making a smooth climb towards Hillary’s lead, with the CBS/New York Times poll placing him only 7 percent behind her.
There is one thing clear with these polls, Hillary continues to lead Bernie. And she just gained one more endorsement. The HRC listed “support for issues of concern to the community, demonstrated leadership on LGBT issues, and viability” as the criteria for earning their endorsement. They did not poll their membership to determine the results. So far, every progressive organization or labor union who has asked their membership to decide their nomination has picked Senator Bernie Sanders.
