Hillary Clinton makes pitch to Colorado women and Democrats
Weighing in on behalf of a trio of Colorado Democrats locked in fierce midterm contests, Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday implored party loyalists to get out the vote in an election for which ballots have already arrived in mailboxes across the state.
We need votes for people who believe in you, who worry about you and do everything in their power to give you and your families opportunities, Clinton told Democrats crammed into a hotel ballroomin the suburbs east of Denver. Dig deep, knock on every door, talk to every person, tell them to vote.
Clinton arrived here Tuesday intent on appealing to suburban women, a crucial voting bloc in statewide elections in Colorado. Sen. Mark Udall and Gov. John Hickenlooper, the Democratic incumbents, face competitive opponents and, like Democrats nationwide, have been dragged downby a president whose approval ratings in the state hover near 40%. A third Democrat, Andrew Romanoff, is battling for a congressional seat in Aurora.
The relative unpopularity of President Obama has left Clinton and her husband, former Bill Clinton, at the forefront of stand-ins seeking to rev up Democratic turnout before November's election.
At various junctures of her speech, the former secretary of State and possible 2016 presidential candidatewove together hallmark Democratic talking points such as strengthening the middle class, pay equity for women, abortion rights and approval of same-sex marriage.
Each of the themes has been touched on by Clinton in recent weeks as shes deliveredspeeches on behalf of Democrats, including Tom Wolf, Pennsylvanias gubernatorial nominee, and Alison Lundergan Grimes, who is locked in a tight race with Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky.
This election is important to everybody, but especially important to the women of Colorado, she said to rousing applause.
She added that if womens rights are rolled back anywhere, its a threat to them everywhere.
Though she didnt mention Udall's opponent, Rep. Cory Gardner, by name, Clinton criticized what she indicated has been a vacillation by the Republican on issues important to women.
These Democrats will never support so-called personhood laws that would outlaw common forms of birth control they wont tell the voters of Colorado one thing about personhood and telltheir colleagues in the House of Representatives the exact opposite.
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Hillary Clinton makes pitch to Colorado women and Democrats