Hillary For America: How it All Began with 'Ready for Hillary'

Here is the history of the movement to nudge Hillary Clinton from private citizen, after so many years of service, to presidential candidate. 

Ready for Hillary: The Official, Inside Story of the Campaign before the Campaign Kindle Edition

by Seth Bringman (Author)

Ready for Hillary, the organization that paved the way for Hillary Clinton's presidential candidacy, took the political world by storm, expanding from only two volunteers and a P.O. Box to a national grassroots movement with four million supporters. Bringman, the first staff member of the Ready for Hillary super PAC, delivers the only first-hand account into these efforts to prepare for the 2016 campaign. The highly anticipated book, released amid Hillary Clinton’s historic bid for the White House, provides an exclusive look into the early players supporting Hillary Clinton, as well as insight into modern political strategies and behind-the-scenes details to satisfy every political observer. Bringman documents adversities and triumphs in the rough-and-tumble world of Washington politics while sharing light-hearted tales from his travels to 45 states meeting everyday Hillary supporters and big political players while driving the "Hillary Bus." Ready for Hillary: The Official, Inside Story of the Campaign before the Campaign is a must-read for every Hillary Clinton supporter and every follower of politics and elections.

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'Ready PAC' Demystified

Months ago,  in the run-up to Hillary Clinton's campaign announcement as the Ready For Hillary PAC was in its waning days  (it was always intended to dissolve when Hillary's decision was made), emails began popping up in our inboxes from a group called 'Ready PAC.'   It was unclear who they were , and there were discussions and speculations in comment threads here at Still4Hill.  An email that arrived a short while ago cleared up the mystery behind this previously inscrutable group.

Friendy --
Now that Hillary’s campaign is officially underway, we’re going to feature some new types of content that will interest you. The following message about Hillary Clinton breaking gender barriers and aligning with women’s issues is from Jimmy Williams, Editor-in-Chief of the progressive news site Blue Nation Review. Enjoy!
-- Ready PAC

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• Should Hillary Clinton Be Our Next President?
• Here’s What’s Being Done About the 400,000 Untested Rape Kits
• Michigan Prosecutor Fights to #EndTheBacklog of Unprocessed Rape Kits

Election after election, pundits tell us it’s going to be the “year of the woman.” 1992 was that glorious election when Patty Murray, Carol Moseley Braun, Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer joined Nancy Kassebaum and Barbara Mikulski in the Senate. History was made but that was only the beginning of something really great.
There have only been 44 women in the U.S. Senate since 1789 and today a record 20 women are serving in the upper chamber.
You might also remember that ‘92 campaign when an Arkansas First Lady made it clear she wouldn’t be relegated to baking cookies in the White House residence. Hillary Rodham Clinton went on to serve our nation with distinction as First Lady, as New York’s junior senator for eight years, and then as an outstanding Secretary of State. Now Hillary’s running for the White House and we here at Blue Nation Review stand proudly with her.
Hillary Clinton has traveled this vast world talking about the vital roles women play in our society. Here's what we know about these women: they make everything work. They run our businesses, our classrooms, our hospitals, and our homes. Women run the world. And they're there for us – when we're up and, most importantly, when we're down.
Whether it’s college affordability, our aging schools where children sit in trailers instead of classrooms, or the environment and clean drinking water, women care about these issues.
At BNR, we write about these topics every day. Something we’re keen on is solving the backlog of over 400,000 rape kits. This disgraceful tragedy has captured our attention and we’re doing something about it. Our foundation just wrote a $100,000 check to the Detroit Women’s Foundation to help Wayne County Special Prosecutor Kym Worthy hire the staff needed to help clear out their aging rape kits.
These things matter, folks. It’s bad enough violence against women is alive and thriving. It’s worse that our law enforcement communities either don’t have the resources to fix the problem or lack the will to do so.
Hillary Clinton has walked the walk in the fight against violence towards women. She was a leader in the Senate in reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. I am proud to stand with her in her long march to the White House.
We know you’re all in with her and are already supporting her campaign. And we know she’ll lead on this and other important issues like the rape kit crisis plaguing nearly every community across America. If you want to help with our cause, we’ll be proud to stand with you too.
I want Hillary Clinton to be our next President of the United States, and I hope you do too.
Jimmy Williams
Editor-in-Chief
@jimmyspolitics
Bluenationreview.com
 

So! It is our old pal Jimmy Williams, formerly very-high-frequency panelist along with Karen Finney on the now-defunct Dylan Ratigan show on MSNBC.
There are requests, even demands, for donations proliferating, and people, rightly, want to know who is collecting these funds and where the funds will go.  This email goes a long way toward answering one of the many questions that have arisen.  While the Citizens United decision stands,  Democrats have every right to raise bucks.   We may disagree with the ruling.  We would like to see mystery money out of elections and politics, but while that decision stands,  so remains the challenge of a fair competition.
A few days ago, Karen for Clinton left this remark on a comment thread.  Some may have missed it, and it deserves another look.

karen for Clinton

We are all in this together and even the ones who we disagree with on smaller things are family, because the GOP is back to being the enemy, after they let the Obots be our enemy last time.
We have an election to win and this is already the General Election this time. But as usual with anything Clinton there is a vast conspiracy arrayed.
We have to go into their filthy world, (shudder) and fight them in their trenches. Hold your noses and go to their sites, dispel the lies, tell their readers the truth. But wear full body armor. Those sites are a sewer of lies.
We are ready this time. Hit them with the work of the Foundation, show pictures of elephants, water supplies, medical aid. Show them her voting record, show them her accomplishments.
We are at war. Get out there and be PUMAs. We waited. Patiently.
Our champion would expect nothing less. She fights for us, fight for her.
And do it on her merits, not all the shortcomings of her opponents.

Yes, "on her merits, not all the shortcomings of her opponents."   How we finance the effort is one thing.   We are in this against some very high donors.  How we fight the battles is altogether another.

Hillary Clinton's Book Tour Watch: Warwick's in San Diego - An Eyewitness Account

Vcal, a regular and veteran here at Still 4 Hill,  was at Hillary's book signing early this morning in San Diego.  Here is her account and the pictures she sent.

I met Hillary today in San Diego …..for the first time!!!!She was wearing an electric blue pant suit. She looked great, very natural and very attractive.

She looks absolutely great! I think about it and it all seems so unreal.The event started at 8:30am. I arrived at 7:45am, and the line was all the way around the corner.lots and lots of people! and everytime somebody new arrived at the line they were amazed and said: “this is crazy”.Lots of women every age imaginable,many men,too.People were very enthusiastic, and it was very funny and refreshing to see most of the people on their way out of the bookstore were smiling, shouting :eeeeehhhhhh, she’s cool!!!!!!! People were really happy to have met her.

It was great to see the READY for Hillary BUS passed by , and people were waving to them!!It parked 1 block away from the event, across the street , and they were giving away the iconic pic of Hillary as in her tweeter account and a pin.they contacted me the night before and I met the young lady there.All I could tell H was :Hillary, you’re my hero, and I’m always praying for you!She told me:” thank you, I need exactly that”. I told her :” I know”. Then, when she gave me my signed book, I told her : Hillary, we’re going to win”; and she just smiled.Afterwards I stood a while ,in a spot indicated by the staff, taking pics and a video of her signing people after me, until a lady told me to keep going as I was there for along time (true, I just wanted to stay there!).After that, I went across the street to the RFH bus and said hello , and received my poster and my pin.Then a crowd about 50, stood at the entrance of the parking lot waiting for her.After about 20 mins she passed by, everybody was so excited when she waved us all!!!!!!

Free "Ready for Hillary" Stickers Still Available

If you haven't gotten yours yet and want one, or,  if you have taken advantage of the end-of-model-year sales, have a new car,  and need a new sticker, Ready for Hillary wants you to know that the free bumper stickers are still available.  Here is the email I just received with all the necessary details.

Dear Still,

The Ready for Hillary bumper stickers have been flying off the shelves. It’s inspiring that so many people are helping show the scope and power of the movement that we’re building.
Now we’re coming up on a big milestone – and we need your help to get there.

Will you help us reach our goal of sending out 100,000 stickers by requesting a free one today? It’s a great way to show your support for Hillary.

This organization relies on the tireless support of people like you – and these stickers are just a small token of our appreciation.
We hope you'll request one and sport it proudly.

Click here to get your free Ready for Hillary sticker.

This is an exciting time for us as our grassroots movement continues to grow every day. Together we are going to show Hillary that we are ready for her to run in 2016!

Thank you for your support.

Adam Parkhomenko
Executive Director