'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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