LBA endorsements have one glaring omission: Clinton

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The Latin Builders Association sent out an email blast last last week, right before early voting started, with their endorsements for the Nov. 8 election. But there was one glaring omission: Hillary Clinton wasn’t on it.

That’s odd. The LBA had endorsed Clinton earlier this month, and it was big news, too, because it is the first time the group — the largest organization of Hispanic construction professionals in the U.S. — supports a Democrat for president.

“Throughout its 40-year history, the LBA has consistently endorsed candidates who have conservative principles, a pro-business mindset, believe in limited government regulation, and possess strong business ethics and family values that have closely aligned with ours,” LBA President Alex Lastra said in a statement. “In the past, these candidates have tended to be from the Republican Party.”

But, he added, the president should also “possess the right temperament, sound judgment, knowledge of national and international issues and the ability to bring people together, regardless of party affiliation.”

“It is clear that, in this election, the candidate whose values best align with the LBA and who possesses these important qualities is Hillary Clinton.”

But now it’s been less than two weeks and already they forgot how wonderful she is. Or maybe they just ain’t that proud of it? Because her picture and name are MIA from the list of endorsements they announced Friday morning.

Were they afraid to include even one Democrat in what is otherwise a completely Republican slate card? Did they get a lot of blow back from the community after the Hillary nod?

Ladra called Lastra and left a message to find out why Clinton had been left off. But we are not holding our breath. The LBA is probably playing out of sight, out of mind.

The list doesn’t have any mention of the top of the ballot and starts, instead, with the Florida Senate race and their nod to Sen. Marco Rubio. Then it goes into the mayoral race (which is non partisan), congressional races, state races, the county clerk’s race and only one school board runoff.

Probably because the other contest is between two Democrats and they just don’t care who wins.

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