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Kim's avatar

What a great op-ed today (they are always great) but this one is so enlightening. It really helps to hear the history and to also see more steps of what we can do. I'm sharing those steps with friends and contacting my elected representatives and senators. Thank you Thom!!

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Kathy Tankersley's avatar

This article is spot on about Democratic leadership needing to take power back and become aggressive pushing agenda to benefit every American. Just this morning on a local news channel it was announced more Americans are considering changing from Democrat to Republican. I’m angry at this self defeating stupidity. Seriously?. The party that constantly proposes policies that benefit the rich and make the rest of us pay for everything? How can any senior vote for the party that proposes privatization of SSI and Medicare? Or for younger voters that need safe, living wage level jobs and health care, housing,etc. I can’t fathom voting for the party that is anti union, anti women’s rights, anti LGBQT, as well as end the separation of church and state. Perhaps I’m naive but the answer for me is not to “sit out” and not vote, or consider voting for any Republican in protest. The reality to me is that Americans are fairly moderate (or conservative if you will ) in ideology and afraid of the notion of any policy that smells like socialism. Never mind that many of our public works are benefits we all pay taxes to fund. Americans tend to vote name recognition and generally lazy about studying public policy or how government works. Remember 2016. That should be a red flag going forward. So for me it’s important to vote Democrat down the line, and let our representatives know where we stand on fighting back for our democracy.

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