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pbmus

(12,422 posts)
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 11:20 PM Dec 2017

Robert Reich...

Many of you tell me that Trump and his Republican enablers are causing you more stress than you’ve ever felt before. You despair of what has happened to our democracy and our decency.

You are not alone.

I urge you to remember this date: November 6, 2018. It’s when 33 senate seats, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 14 governorships will be up for election or re-election. Many of your state and local representatives will also be decided upon.

Please put this date on your calendars now. And fight like hell to make sure good people are elected or re-elected – people who will resist Trump’s lies, bigotry, attacks on our Constitution, and favors to the new American oligarchy. People who will push for Trump’s removal from office. Leaders who will lay the foundation for a new era of widespread prosperity and responsive democracy.

In the meantime, stay in touch with your Senators and Representatives. Make your voice heard. Share your concerns weekly or daily at 202-224-3121.

It's entirely up to us.

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Turnout! Turnout! sharedvalues Dec 2017 #1
K&R DBoon Dec 2017 #2
Have to keep fighting. cilla4progress Dec 2017 #3
Massive turnout. Tamper-proof turnout, and paper ballots. Glorfindel Dec 2017 #4
+1! sandensea Dec 2017 #7
AMEN !!! uponit7771 Dec 2017 #8
Midterms, midterms, midterms! Heartstrings Dec 2017 #5
Robert Reich is spot on! BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #6
We will turn our country around in 2018...meanwhile pbmus Dec 2017 #14
YES!!! spanone Dec 2017 #9
When we vote for anyone, we must first explore their past RECORD. Promises Doitnow Dec 2017 #10
K&R 2naSalit Dec 2017 #11
Let's flip Florida's 27th from red to Democratic! Blue Streak Science Dec 2017 #12
Yes so ready to turn Texas blue!!! Dem_4_Life Dec 2017 #13

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)
1. Turnout! Turnout!
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 11:21 PM
Dec 2017

Work for turnout. Turnout amongst Dems and young people led to Northam's big win. That strategy will work everywhere!
Young people are heavily progressive, and young people typically don't vote.
Fix that and we can rebuild America.

Glorfindel

(9,730 posts)
4. Massive turnout. Tamper-proof turnout, and paper ballots.
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 11:35 PM
Dec 2017

The Repukes will lie, cheat, steal, and hack every single election. The ONLY way to beat them is with overwhelming turnout, and paper ballots wherever possible.

sandensea

(21,636 posts)
7. +1!
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 01:19 AM
Dec 2017

It will all have been in vain without tamper-proofing the voter rolls and, wherever possible, returning to paper ballots - or to systems with a strong paper trail at least.

Dubya and his Rethugs really knew what they were doing with the Help America Vote Act.

BigmanPigman

(51,608 posts)
6. Robert Reich is spot on!
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 01:09 AM
Dec 2017

I saw him speak and saw his film a few years ago. He is brilliant. He is experienced, smart and rational. I follow him like a guru. He spoke about the economy and how things have happened over the past 30 years that brought us to where we are today. First women HAD to work, then people had to mortgage their homes and take giant loans, they maxed out their credit, then the real estate market crashed. Now Americans have two working parents, leveraged to the hilt and even with two working adults still can't afford college tuition, mortgages, and risk getting laid off of work. Stagnant wages and NO TRICKLE DOWN Reagunomics have ever happened since 1980. America is caught in the stagnant wage gap and it is worsening by the minute. Meanwhile the 1% get more and more rich in the US and the world. This has taken over 30 years for America to realize the facts that are obvious. This will take decades, if not longer, to begin to turn around in any substantial way.

pbmus

(12,422 posts)
14. We will turn our country around in 2018...meanwhile
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 03:00 AM
Dec 2017

We are still in better shape than Putin’s kingdom...

Doitnow

(1,103 posts)
10. When we vote for anyone, we must first explore their past RECORD. Promises
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 01:33 AM
Dec 2017

are invalid reasons for voting for someone. They are just WORDS. Ask what the candidate has done with his/her life to help anyone else. If they have no RECORD of having done anything, then don't vote for them. Simple. Like Rachel says, "Don't look at what they SAY, look at what they DO." What they have actually DONE is what counts as they will continue to do the same in office.

12. Let's flip Florida's 27th from red to Democratic!
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 01:46 AM
Dec 2017

Though I live in California I think it is important for ALL of us to support Democratic candidates all over the country, especially those who are running in red districts.

Mary Barzee Flores is easily the best candidate for national office I have heard of in a very long time. Since I cannot vote in her district I urge those who can to please learn more about her, and by all means possible, VOTE!

We must vote and work in our own districts and states, to be sure. However, we can and must give generously to good Democratic candidates across the nation. Give until it hurts, because it will take a short term sacrifice for the long term gain for all Americans.

We can and MUST do this!

https://marybarzeeflores.com/

Dem_4_Life

(1,765 posts)
13. Yes so ready to turn Texas blue!!!
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 02:11 AM
Dec 2017

I am working my hardest already working on so many important races in Texas.

If any DUers want to help even you're not in Texas you can help volunteer in so many ways. For example Beto O'Rourke is running against Ted Cruz and his campaign has opportunities for anyone with a computer to volunteer with their data entry team and texting team. This campaign has so much grassroots momentum and we need to keep it up. You can sign up here: https://secure.betofortexas.com/page/s/volunteer?source=website_nav

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