1. Religious Education
2. Capitalism
3. The Tax Bill (the part congress played in it)
4. Healthcare
5. SNAP
6. Government Assistance (Other)
7. Veteran Wave
8. Where Democrats Stand
2. Capitalism
3. The Tax Bill (the part congress played in it)
4. Healthcare
5. SNAP
6. Government Assistance (Other)
7. Veteran Wave
8. Where Democrats Stand
9. Candidates
10. GOTV and Nancy
10. GOTV and Nancy
I have been collecting these articles throughout the year. The part in green is a direct quote from the article in the link before or after it. I also very specifically stuck to reliable news sources. Actual fact based news sources like Politico, CBS News, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The LA Times and others.
GOTV and Nancy:
GOTV means “get
out the vote”. But, it’s about more than just making sure people make it to the
voting booths on November 6th.
It’s about making sure voters are informed on the candidates and making
the choices that they feel are best.
It’s also about
fighting voter suppression efforts. I am lucky. I have been registered since I
turned 18. We don’t have a problem getting to our voting places in town and
everything is done right. However, a lot of people will have to put a lot of
effort into voting and having that vote count. There are too many people who
will be surprised to learn they have been purged from voter rolls or were never
told all of the ID requirements needed. There will be faraway voting places and
long lines.
Georgia must change its procedures to make it easier for some people flagged under the state’s restrictive “exact match” law to vote, a federal judge ruled Friday, dealing a blow to Republican gubernatorial candidate and Secretary of State Brian Kemp.
The “exact match” law flags voter registrations that are found to have discrepancies, such as a dropped hyphen, with other official identifications. Potential voters are allowed to settle the discrepancy by providing proof of identity.
But the state’s procedures under Kemp, whose office oversees elections, stipulated that those who had been flagged as potential noncitizens be cleared first by a deputy registrar when seeking to vote. In October, a coalition of civil rights groups sued him.
U.S. District Judge Eleanor L. Ross ruled Friday that the procedures were likely to result in the violation of voting rights for a large group of people and needed to be halted immediately. She said Kemp’s restrictions raised “grave concerns for the Court about the differential treatment inflicted on a group of individuals who are predominantly minorities."
The preliminary injunction she issued required the state to change its procedures immediately to allow those flagged, some 3,100 individuals, to prove their citizenship more easily, with a U.S. passport or similar documentation, and only to a poll manager. It also signaled that the coalition of civil rights groups that brought the case against Kemp would probably succeed should the lawsuit continue.
Kemp was also ordered to issue a news release explaining how those flagged for potential citizenship issues could still vote by proving their citizenship, as well as offering a phone number for them to call with any questions.
The race between Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams has drawn national attention.
Kemp’s actions as secretary of state have been scrutinized in the wake of a report from the Associated Press that he had stalled more than 50,000 voter registrations by disproportionately black voters under the state’s exact-match requirements.
Change won’t
happen until enough people are brave and motivated enough to fight those long
odds to make it to the voting booths. Until enough people feel it is worth all
of that effort. If you can’t go through all of that because short voting times
overlap with work I hope you got a mail in ballot.
Let me tell you
two great things the state of NJ offers. Thanks to our Governor, you can
register to vote at the DMV (MVC in NJ) when renewing a license or a couple of other
things. If you need NJ Family Care for health insurance, a voter registration
form arrives with the application, in August. NJ makes it easier to have access
to registering to vote and getting mail in ballots.
But, too many
states are trying to prevent minorities from voting. Much like Kemp in Georgia. Too many states are trying
to prevent the poor from voting. Because of that, the people hurt the most by
what government officials do, aren’t using their votes to make their own lives
better.
We have seen more
voters showing up for primaries and special elections. This year, there has been a record number of early voters. We are seeing more voters fighting the long
odds and voting. We have a real chance to make lives better for a lot more
people. Voting matters! Voting is your voice.
ATLANTA — More than 30 million Americans have cast early ballots ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections, eclipsing the 2014 early totals nationally and suggesting a high overall turnout for contests that could define the final two years of President Donald Trump's term.
At least 28 states have surpassed their 2014 early votes. And perhaps even more indicative of the unusual enthusiasm this midterm cycle, some states are approaching their early turnout from the 2016 presidential election.
Voters are using
their voices to say “we’ll support the democrat if they don’t support Pelosi!”
Republicans have been saying “my opponent will vote for Pelosi” and their
democrat opponents are saying “I will not support Nancy Pelosi for speaker”.
Is it because she
is a strong and powerful woman? Is it because she represents the old Democratic
Party and voters want a new direction? To me, it depends on the voter. She has
been the party leader in the house for a long time. Now voters are saying “to
win, we can’t have more of the same”.
It’s almost funny
how it unfolded. Republicans in the house fear her because she is a good leader.
So, they are out for attack to try to prevent her reclaiming the role of
Speaker. That has led to a lot of Democrats saying “maybe she isn’t the answer
anymore”.
Okay, then who
would be a strong speaker to replace her? The most talked about option also has
been in the house for a long time. What about someone like Joe Kennedy? He did
a great job with the State of the Union rebuttal. He also offers fresh ideas and new leadership.
He’s my personal
favorite. But, I don’t know that much about that many congressional democrats
from other districts. I am open to other options. A good option is someone who
has been in the house for a few terms and is seen as reasonable enough to
listen to for all types of democrats. Conor Lamb needs to take this person
seriously as well as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and everyone in between.
Nancy Pelosi’s
status should not be effecting the election. However, in toss up districts,
saying you won’t vote for Nancy for speaker is a benefit for your campaign. It
makes for closer races. Voters are using their voices in the primaries. Those
votes can lead to real change, progress, and improvements.
Politics wins. Good, old-fashioned door-knocking and organizing and phone banking and precinct-walking wins.
That’s the takeaway after a remarkable primary night in New York State that saw not only Governor Andrew Cuomo soar past Cynthia Nixon to re-election, but his top-of-the-ticket picks — like Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul and attorney general candidate Letitia James — win with relative ease. It’s also the lesson from down-ballot races, which saw most of the state senate’s breakaway Democrats — Cuomo allies known as the Independent Democratic Conference — go down in crushing defeat.
It is tempting to think that politics mostly happens online, since that is where so much of the rest of life now occurs; it is where we shop and date and curate our best selves. But winning elections requires figuring out who your voters are and moving them to the polls on election day. During the closing days of the race, Zephyr Teachout looked for all the world like the next attorney general of New York. She was endorsed by the New York Times and The Nation and the Daily News, and she laid out a sharp and legalistic case about how she would use her perch to take down President Trump.
As you enter the
poll booth on Tuesday, keep one thing in mind. To you, it takes a second to
press each button. But, that second could make a difference for years or
decades in what path the country takes. That press of the button could mean a
better life for your kids and grandkids. It could also mean a much worse life
for your kids and grandkids as well as yourself. As you stand there inside the
booth looking at the names think about more than just that one moment.
Is your life actually better now? If it's because of that tax giveaway, remember that expires and taxes go up for 99% of the population before too long. To a higher amount then before. That one time bonus isn't going to help with the same bills in the future.
Don't you want affordable healthcare? Think of yourself and those you love with pre-existing conditions. Republicans have made it so states can allow insurers to charge more for those with pre-existing conditions. Making it a lot more expensive to have one of many things (see the healthcare post). Republicans want to pay for the tax gift to the rich by cuts to social security, Medicaid, and medicare. SNAP won't be far behind.
You might be fine now, but what if you loose your job and your new job or jobs pay minimum wage? What if suddenly you find yourself needing these things? No one is immune. It can happen from out of the blue. Most people can't save much of their paychecks. Rising costs of living has not kept up with income. Please vote for democrats. Trump needs a check. The people need to be protected and the democrats are the only ones doing it!
He said this not in English, of course, but in political-ese. He noted that the rising budget deficit is “disturbing” and that “entitlement programs” were “the real drivers of the debt” and must be adjusted “to the demographics of the future.” That is Beltway code for cutting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. He also promised to try again to repeal the ACA, calling the failure to achieve that “the one disappointment of this Congress.” Cuts in “entitlements,” he suggested, must be done in a bipartisan fashion, while ACA repeal is a partisan Republican fixation. If Democrats take the House, he will push for cuts in Social Security. If Republicans retain control, they will try to repeal Obamacare again.
Under President Trump and the Republican-led Congress, the deficit has exploded. The Congressional Budget Office projects it at $793 billion for the fiscal year that just ended (and headed to surpass $1 trillion), noting its rise was due to “recently enacted legislative changes,” especially the 2017 tax cuts.
Republicans pass tax cuts largely for the rich and for corporations, then use the exploding deficits to justify slashing core security programs that most Americans rely on. Social Security provides the majority of cash income for 61 percent of seniors, and 90 percent of income for one-third of the elderly.
Cutting these programs isn’t exactly popular. McConnell is getting criticized for handing Democrats a campaign issue, but this has been Republican gospel for years. After being reelected in 2004, President George W. Bush promised to use his political capital to privatize Social Security. House Republican leader Paul D. Ryan says he has dreamed about eliminating Medicaid since college. Republican governors blocked the expansion of Medicaid in several states and have joined in a lawsuit to get ACA declared unconstitutional, ending, among other things, its coverage of preexisting conditions. Trump proclaims he will defend Social Security and Medicare, but his budget proposal calls for cuts in those programs, and his Justice Department withdrew from defending the ACA in court.
McConnell’s heresy was to mention his plans a few weeks before the Nov. 6 midterm elections. As committed as Republicans are to cutting Social Security and Medicare, they are even more rabid about not admitting that in election campaigns. More than a dozen vulnerable Republicans scrubbed their websites to omit any mention of their pledge or vote to repeal Obamacare. This year, emulating Trump’s penchant for the big lie, many have been even more brazen — cross-dressing as Medicare’s defenders against Democrats who favor moving to a Medicare-for-all program. Trump himself weighed in with a characteristically dishonest opinion piece in USA Today, arguing that Democrats would “eviscerate Medicare.”
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