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iluvtennis

(19,858 posts)
Thu Jan 20, 2022, 09:09 PM Jan 2022

Hillary Clinton: The fight for the vote is worth fighting

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hillaryclinton Win or lose, fighting for what's right is always, always, worth it. Thank you to the 48 Democratic senators who voted for civil rights and our democracy last night; to @SenSchumer for his leadership; and to @POTUS and @VP for making voting rights the priority it should be.⁣

The U.S. Senate is now on the record. Fifty Republicans and two Democrats are in the history books for using the filibuster to do what the filibuster does best: block the right of Americans, particularly Black Americans, to vote.⁣

What's next?⁣

I think we know what John Lewis would do. He would never, ever, ever give up.⁣

First, adopt a U.S. Senate race in 2022. Volunteer, donate, talk to friends about Dem candidates who will fight for our democracy. It's a tremendous accomplishment that we now have 48 senators in favor of reforming the filibuster to protect voting rights. We only need two more.⁣

Second, please consider running to be an election administrator. @runforsomethingnow, an Onward Together partner, will help. ⁣

Third: Laws that suppress—or support—the right to vote are made in the state legislatures. Pick an organization or two electing state Democrats to support. @DLCC, @sister_district, and state parties are great places to start.⁣

"I believe a vote is a kind of sacred prayer for the world we want to live in," Sen. @RaphaelWarnock said yesterday. ⁣

The fight for the vote is worth fighting. This struggle did not begin with us, and we will not let it end with us. Onward.


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Hillary Clinton: The fight for the vote is worth fighting (Original Post) iluvtennis Jan 2022 OP
Thank you HRC...what a great President she would've been! PortTack Jan 2022 #1
Indeed she would have been a great POTUS. n/t iluvtennis Jan 2022 #2
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