Vogue magazine
backs Hillary Clinton in first-ever presidential endorsement due to 'profound
stakes of election'
Vogue
magazine, for the first time has given its public endorsement of a presidential
candidate. The magazine announced on Wednesday that it has thrown it's weight
behind Hillary Clinton for the White House race.
'For all the
chaos and unpredictability and the sometimes appalling spectacle of this
election season, the question of which candidate actually deserves to be
president has never been a difficult one.' the Magazine published in a
statement today on it's website.
'Vogue has no
history of political endorsements. Editors in chief have made their opinions
known from time to time, but the magazine has never spoken in an election with
a single voice. Given the profound stakes of this one, and the history that stands
to be made, we feel that should change.'
'Vogue
endorses Hillary Clinton for president of the United States.'
'Perhaps that
sentence won’t come as a surprise. Vogue has enthusiastically covered Hillary
Clinton’s career, her rise from Yale law student to governor’s wife to First
Lady to senator to Secretary of State. She has been profiled by the magazine
six times.'
'(For the
record, we have also featured Donald Trump—or, more particularly, his family
members Ivana, Marla, Melania, and Ivanka—multiple times in our pages.)'
'We understand
that Clinton has not always been a perfect candidate, yet her fierce
intelligence and considerable experience are reflected in policies and
positions that are clear, sound, and hopeful.'
She supports
comprehensive immigration reform, including a path to citizenship.'
'She speaks up
for racial justice, for reforming policing and sentencing laws. Her years as
Secretary of State have shown that she understands how to strengthen alliances
abroad, respond to global crises, and continue American leadership in the
world. She is forceful in her support for LGBTQ rights, including an end to
discrimination against transgender people.'
'She knows the
challenges working women face. Her tax proposals and commitment to infrastructure
investment will be a boon to the middle class. She will continue the important
work on health-care reform begun by President Obama. She is a sane voice on
guns.'
'Can Clinton
unify a deeply divided America? Heal the wounds of this unbearably fraught political
season? Our divisions are real, and it will take more than one intensely
qualified leader to heal them.'
'And yet two
words give us hope: Madam President. Women won the vote in 1920. It has taken
nearly a century to bring us to the brink of a woman leading our country for
the first time. Let’s put this election behind us and become the America we
want to be: optimistic, forward-looking, and modern.'
'Let’s head to
the polls on Tuesday, November 8, and vote.'
.
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