Hillary and her campaign are already giving it to Donald Trump’s VP pick Mike Pence for his extremist views on gay rights, reproductive rights, immigration rights, HUMAN RIGHTS. Pence is a tea party darling, a Michelle Bachman (!) disciple, and overall bad guy. Now we have EVEN MORE reason to fight our hearts out to prevent Donald Trump from winning the presidency, as if we needed any more incentive. What a terrible VP choice for America, doubling down on the crazy extremism from the far right fringes. We need to defeat that nasty pair at all cost.
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Hillary campaign Web Ad:
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Also in Spanish:
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The email that showed up in my mail box reads:
Donald Trump just announced Mike Pence will be his running mate.
If there was any doubt about Trump's intentions -- if you ever thought maybe he was just grandstanding about his anti-equality, anti-woman, anti-immigrant policies and his commitment to an economy that favors millionaires and corporations over working families -- well, with Pence as his vice president, we know exactly what to expect.
This choice shows us just how Trump would govern and what kind of America he would shape. Going up against Trump and Pence reinforces that this election is bigger than just a decision between two political parties.
It's about who we are as a nation. Are we the kind of country that denigrates women, immigrants, or anyone that looks, loves, or believes differently than us? Do we close our doors to people whose diverse viewpoints will only better us? Do we let nativism, bigotry, and intolerance become inscribed in our nation's character? Will we let "me-first" economics determine our families' paths to success?
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Hillary’s campaigns’ full statement release on the Mike Pence VP choice, issued by John Podesta, Hillary’s campaign chairman:
Clinton campaign: Pence is 'most extreme pick in a generation'
“By picking Mike Pence as his running mate, Donald Trump has doubled down on some of his most disturbing beliefs by choosing an incredibly divisive and unpopular running mate known for supporting discriminatory politics and failed economic policies that favor millionaires and corporations over working families,”
Pence is the most extreme pick in a generation and was one of the earliest advocates for the Tea Party. He was the first of GOP leadership to join Michele Bachmann’s Tea Party Caucus. As governor, Pence personally spearheaded an anti-LGBT law that legalized discrimination against the LGBT community, alienated businesses, caused boycotts, lost investments and embarrassed Hoosiers — a law he was later forced to revise. Pence also personally led the fight to defund Planned Parenthood while serving in the House and fought to pass Indiana's 2016 anti-abortion law, with some of the most outrageous restrictions in the country that threatened women’s privacy and limited their choice. And just like Trump, he’s been a long-time opponent of comprehensive immigration reform.
Pence has been no economic leader or friend to the American worker. In fact, he wants to get rid of the very wages that make the middle class possible. Pence opposes raising the federal minimum wage and signed a law allowing skilled workers in Indiana to be paid less. Under his failed leadership, the incomes of Hoosiers have stalled at 38th in the nation.
Voters deserve better than more of their divisive policies and "me-first" economic proposals. This new Trump-Pence ticket stands in dramatic contrast to Hillary Clinton’s vision of our future — one where we are stronger together, where unity prevails over division and the economy works for all Americans, not just those at the top.
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They also went into more detail on Twitter:
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All hands on deck, let’s defeat these very dangerous men on November 8, 2016 and send a strong signal that right-wing extremism is not who we are as a nation. Pledge, volunteer, call everybody you know.
TRUMP-PENCE MUST BE DEFEATED!
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On a more light hearted note, the new logo design for the nasty pair of extremists is getting grief from the Twitter verse:
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TP for President. What could go wrong?