Subject: Breaking: DMR Endorses Hillary Clinton in Democratic Presidential Primary
From: Adrienne Elrod <[email-masked]>
To: Adrienne Elrod <[email-masked]>
Cc: Alexandria Phillips <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2016 18:29:02 -0500
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Friends - We wanted to share with you the following endorsement of Hillary
Clinton's candidacy by the Des Moines Register that posted earlier this
evening. Thanks!DMR
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Endorsement: Hillary Clinton has needed knowledge, experience

If there’s one thing Democrats and Republicans agree on this year, it’s the
fact that the next president will face enormous challenges.

Domestically, this president must work with Congress in confronting the
issues of immigration, health care, increased threats to national security,
the disappearing middle class, the growing deficit, Social Security
solvency, gun control, renewable energy, sentencing reform and more.

On the world stage, this president will have to work with foreign leaders
in dealing with ISIS and other terrorists, climate change, the containment
of nuclear threats posed in North Korea and Iran, the Russian incursions in
Ukraine and foreign trade.

The presidency is not an entry-level position. Whoever is sworn into office
next January must demonstrate not only a deep understanding of the issues
facing America, but also possess the diplomatic skills that enable
presidents to forge alliances to get things done.

By that measure, Democrats have one outstanding candidate deserving of
their support: Hillary Clinton. No other candidate can match the depth or
breadth of her knowledge and experience.

As first lady, she worked tirelessly on health care reform and, with
bipartisan support, created the Children’s Health Insurance Program that
provides coverage for 8 million children.

As a senator, she reached across party lines and joined forces with
conservatives, including Sen. Lindsey Graham and former House Speaker Newt
Gingrich, to fight for job creation and universal health care.

ENDORSEMENT: Marco Rubio can chart new direction for GOP
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NASH: Register faced tough decision in endorsements
<http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/caucus/2016/01/23/register-endorsements-faced-tough-decision/79092998/>

RELATED:A history of Register caucus endorsements
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As secretary of state, she helped secure international sanctions against
Iran and redefined her job by expanding America’s diplomatic agenda to
include poverty, women’s rights, the environment and other issues.

She is not a perfect candidate, as evidenced the way she has handled the
furor over her private email server. In our endorsement of her 2008
campaign for president, we wrote that “when she makes a mistake, she should
just say so.” That appears to be a lesson she has yet to fully embrace.

Her changing stance on gay marriage, immigration and other issues has
invited accusations that she is guided less by personal conviction than by
political calculations. She refutes that, and argues persuasively that a
willingness to change one’s thinking on specific issues, while remaining
true to what she calls “the same values and principles,” is a virtue, one
lacking in most politicians.

Over the course of two meetings, Clinton spent more than three hours with
the editorial board, answering questions in a direct and forthright manner.
She exhibited an impressive command of the issues, though we’d have liked
to hear more from her on the debt and the future of Social Security. She
was somewhat prickly and defensive when discussing her emails, but overall
she was gracious, engaging and personable.

Her chief opponent for the nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, has
proven to be an honorable and formidable campaigner, and it’s very likely
that without him in the race, candidates in both parties wouldn’t be
discussing America’s growing inequality in wealth and income.

Sanders has tapped into the public’s anger and frustration with Washington,
without demonizing government and resorting to the cheap demagoguery
favored by Donald Trump and others. He has shown himself to be a man of
courage and principle who has the ability to rally others to his cause.
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But Sanders admits that virtually all of his plans for reform have no
chance of being approved by a Congress that bears any resemblance to the
current crop of federal lawmakers. This is why, he says, voters can’t
simply elect him president, but must instead spark a “political revolution.”

Easier said than done. Congress has the largest Republican
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)> majority
since the 71st Congress
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/71st_United_States_Congress> of 1929-31.

A successful Sanders presidency would hinge on his ability to remake
Washington in his own image. It’s almost inconceivable that such a
transformation could take place, even with Democrats controlling both
chambers of Congress.

As for Martin O’Malley, the data-driven, wonkish former Maryland governor
who has gained little traction in the campaign so far, he seems better
suited to a Cabinet-level job in a Clinton White House.

In the final analysis, Iowa Democrats will have to choose between the lofty
idealism of Bernie Sanders and the down-to-earth pragmatism of Hillary
Clinton. For some, this will be a choice of whether to vote with their
hearts or their heads.

Clinton has demonstrated that she is a thoughtful, hardworking public
servant who has earned the respect of leaders at home and abroad. She
stands ready to take on the most demanding job in the world.
*This endorsement is the opinion of The Des Moines Register’s editorial
board:*

*David Chivers, president and publisher*

*Amalie Nash, executive editor and vice president for news and engagement*

*Lynn Hicks, opinion editor*

*Clark Kauffman, editorial writer*

*Andie Dominick, editorial writer*

*Brian Smith, engagement editor*

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