2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Planned Parenthood Stands with You [View all]MineralMan
(146,255 posts)That an organization endorses a candidate has zero impact on my support. Planned Parenthood has been standing for reproductive rights for women in it's current form for over 50 years. As a man, I have not used the organizations services, although they do provide services for men. However, many of the women, young and old, I've been close to have used their services for a wide range of reproductive health services.
I have supported PP since the mid 1960s, financially, and by serving as an escort during protests. I will continue to do so, regardless of their support or non-support of political candidates. I support PP because of what they do for women, and for no other reason.
An endorsement from any organization is simply a matter of who that organization things will do the best job in support of the organization's goals. It's often a complicated decision, and is not simply based on whether that organization likes a candidate or any other factor. Organizations endorse candidates because they believe those candidates will support their goals. That's it.
If I withdrew my support from PP because they had endorsed a candidate I personally did not support, I would be going against my own personal ethics. I support organizations for the work they do, and for that reason alone. My support is not dependent on who they endorse for election in any way.
I support PP's goals. I will continue to support the organization as much as I am able. That will not change.
Those who threaten to withhold support from this organization over their endorsement of Hillary Clinton are either shortsighted or not really supporters of the organization's goals.