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When Hillary Clinton has the League of Conservation Voter’s Action Fund’s 82 rating and Sen. Bernie Sanders has only a 95 rating. How do we know this? Because the LCVAF is endorsing Clinton for the Democratic nomination for President.
Reports the Washington Post:
The decision to back Clinton over two Democratic rivals with equally strong, if not stronger, liberal environmental records shows the extent to which some environmentalists are concerned the Obama administration’s policies could be rolled back under a Republican president. The group’s president, Gene Karpinski, said it needs to activate volunteers and donors early to make sure Clinton is strongly positioned for the general election.
The LCV Action Fund picked Clinton over Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) and former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley because “the stakes are so high” and Clinton “has proved she’s an effective leader who can stand up to the big polluters and push forward an aggressive plan to tackle climate change,” Karpinski said.
I think this is part of an effort to pressure Sanders and O’Malley to fold their tents before the primaries commence. Establishment Democrats fear a primary will damage Clinton and burn up her cash, leaving her too weakened to win the Presidency. Some may even fear that Sanders could win the nomination; that a 75-year-old member of the Democratic wing of the Democratic party could become President, wreaking havoc on the plans of stockbroker and bond trader Democrats to polish Wall Street’s apple.