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WomenCount Raises $170K in Two Days for HRC Ad
WomenCount Raises $170K in Two Days for HRC Ad
SAN FRANCISCO, May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- WomenCount, a newly
formed political action committee, has received an unanticipated and
overwhelming response to an appeal to help fund a full-page ad to run this
week in support of Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.
The new PAC was formed this week as a vehicle to fund ads in USA Today,
the New York Times, and some regional newspapers. Within 48 hours, WomenCount
had received more than $170,000 from women all around the country. Its
formation and plans to run the ad were announced through e-mail and phone
contact among networks of supporters of Sen. Clinton.
The ad, which will run initially on Friday in USA Today, is designed to
represent the voices of millions of women around the country who support Sen.
Clinton's presidential campaign and want her to stay in this contest. "We know
that when women vote, Democrats win. Now it is the responsibility of our party
to hear our voices and count all of our votes."
WomenCount PAC was created to ensure that the 51 percent of American
citizens who are women have their values and votes counted in the political
process.
SOURCE WomenCount PAC
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