We have just watched two historic debates between Secretary Hillary Clinton and Mr. Donald Trump. The race is now headed to the home stretch. With lewd sexual comments flooding the airwaves from Trump, and massive attempts to villainize Hillary underway; we’ve got to keep our eye on the ball. The only way Trump’s team believes they can win is if they destroy every ounce of Hillary’s reputation so she looks as bad as he is. We’ve got to stand-up for her!
The combined efforts of people like us is what will help us achieve the bigger goal. Democrat Hillary Clinton in the White House and Republican Donald Trump sent back home.
Two other goals are crucial. 1) Take back Congress so governing is possible. 2) Put leaders in place who will unrig voting districts. Republicans lose the popular vote by far, but rigged districts so badly that they control the House of Representatives. 2020 is when the next redistricting happens. The leaders we put in place NOW, in this election, will be in charge of the process. Voting districts will be locked in until 2030!
Why does this all matter?
Our next President will make major decisions on important Policy issues both here at home and in the rest of the world. Your voice matters. Your vote matters. Together, we all matter. When we elect Democrats, we benefit from economic policies that help everyone, rich and poor, not just those at the top.
When we elect Democrats, we bare witness to national security policies and counter-terrorism strengths that ended the threat of super terrorist Osama Bin Laden.
When we elect Democrats, we continue improving the advances we have made in health care, which helped 20 million more Americans get health insurance, including 1.5 million children.
When we elect Democrats, we repair and improve our National and statewide infrastructures, creating millions of jobs.
When we elect Democrats, plans are realized, like President Obama’s Recovery Act, which helped add 15 million more American jobs, and led 2015 to be the top year of wage growth on record. Remember when we were losing 800,000 jobs per month?
Now, job growth is around 200,000 most months. That’s nearly a 1 million job per month difference from where we began. Republicans said Democrats plan for job creation would NEVER work.
Yet, we are continuing the longest period of consecutive monthly job growth in US history. Republicans dialed up their obstruction because Democrats plans were working so well, that the GOP felt they had to slow down American’s success while we had a Democratic President.
Supreme Court control may be locked in for TWO generations!
Our Justices will make decisions that impact many of those decisions above.
Secretary Clinton wants to end the Citizen’s United Supreme Court decision that allowed unlimited, corporate money to sway our elections. Donald Trump hired the President of Citizen’s United to work for the Trump campaign.
Democrats know that climate change is real and are working to solve the crisis. Republicans in Congress have appointed two climate change deniers to lead each committee handling climate change. Democrats believe in science. Republicans believe what their corporate sponsors tell them to believe. Our freedoms, our lives, our very planet are all at stake in this election.
If you are ready to get involved, then the steps are simple.
3) Support the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC.org). Congress is controlled by Republicans. The DCCC directs volunteers and money where it will help win a Congressional race. People are resources. People are moved quickly to where they need to go to affect the most change. You can volunteer in person. You can help from home
4) Please, join the effort to UnRig the Map (UnRigtheMap.com). Many of the key voting districts have been gerrymandered since the last census, 2010. The Democrats won the popular vote nationally, but lost Congress because these important Congressional Districts no longer represent the population demographics at large. Please, join the effort to support races that will help turn this around.
5) Use Ballotpedia.org to get to know your candidates, their issues, and what matters to you in this election. You can look at a sample ballot so you know what to expect on election day. You can find the issues and positions that are important to your friends, your family, and your coworkers. You can help them see where the candidates stand and how your group can get involved.
We have the tools to help make a difference, now. The election outcome depends on our efforts as an army of volunteers and contributors. We are putting the correct resources where they need to go.
