The Congressional special election in Florida yesterday, was a significant and major loss for the Democrats. I will not elaborate on the numbers, but a majority of the Democrats stayed home. It’s apparent that many people just don’t get the message, are uninformed or simply don’t care. If you did not vote in the election yesterday, than you must not have any opinions on the following which is part of the Republican national platform.
1. They are against women’s rights to make decisions on birth control, abortion and had even cut funding for close to 100,000 mammograms in the past two years. That’s their answer to healthcare.
2. They are interested in reducing Social Security for future participants and strongly support privatization. Good luck to those who will be eligible 10 or more years from now because your benefits will be reduced.
3. They are interested in eliminating health insurance for 30 to 40,000,000 people. They have no alternative healthcare program.
4. They would reduce Medicaid and Medicare and create a voucher system. When your vouchers are gone, good luck.
5. They are suppressing your right to vote and they’re not afraid to admit it. So for those who did not show up to vote yesterday, you just gave them additional ammunition to stop you from voting and limit access in the future.
6. They are against increasing the minimum wage which of course further increases the profits of big business, including Walmart.
7. They are against federally subsidized and funded jobs programs. To date, Republicans have not offered a single jobs program and blocked the President’s efforts since his first election.
8. They are against increasing unemployment benefits and actually have several bills that would reduce current benefit levels.
9. They do not believe in global warming.
10. They believed the Earth was created only 5000 years ago.
11. They do not believe that women should be paid equal to men when performing the exact same job. All the women out there, who did not show up to vote, don’t complain anymore, instead look in the mirror and ask why. Talk to yourself because you’re the reason for the loss.
12. These people are against food stamps and have cut the program significantly.
I could go on and on as my current list includes 63 items. It’s unfortunate that some people don’t realize we are dealing with anarchy from a group that is obsessed with power and despises the middle and lower classes and will do anything to seize that power. I can speak of these issues freely and without any level of guilt because I have never used a single federal subsistence program.
I have worked in campaigns for nearly my entire life and I can tell you Republicans are out right evil. We must show up in force at every election to stop them from putting their agenda into law. They do not like you or care about you. They lie with straight faces. Lastly, communicate with other Democrats to explain to them the ramifications of a Republican-controlled Congress.