BIDEN’S GLOBAL FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY
President Bidens foreign policies, particularly with regards to Ukraine, have been extremely successful even though he does not always received credit for them
IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUPID
“This election is “a choice between two vastly different visions for America. Democrats are building a better America for everyone with an economy that grows from the bottom up and the middle out, where everyone does well. Republicans are doubling down on their mega MAGA trickle-down economics that benefits the very wealthy.” President Biden, October 27, 2022.
FRIDAY RECAP: october 28, 2022
The upcoming midterm elections are the most important of our lifetimes, since they will determine whether our constitutional democracy survives. While Democrats want to protect and strengthen our democracy, MAGA Republicans want to ensure that only they get the chance to govern, no matter the actual votes. This week’s DAs speak to these issues. Pick one or more of them for additional calls to your Members of Congress. Even if you know they share your position, hearing from you strengthens their resolve. If these 3 DAs don’t move you, pick an issue you find important and tell your MOC how you feel about it. Then work to support democracy’s survival by canvassing, phoning voters, joining Indivisible Oregon or another group, and writing postcards and letters to voters to infrequent voters in battleground states and districts.
ONLY THE DEMOCRATS WILL FIGHT INFLATION AND CONTINUE WORKING TO IMPROVE OUR LIVES
Only the Democrats will combat corporate greed, fight inflation, and continue working tirelessly to ensure that all Americans have the right to share in the American Dream.
THE GOP WILL BRUTALIZE THE MIDDLE CLASS AND (further) ENRICH THE RICH
Usually, Republicans hide their economic agenda until after the election. Not this time. It’s all on display now. In sum, it would hammer the vulnerable and boost the rich and, oh yes, sacrifice Ukraine. Everyone should be clear about who and what we are voting for
Pro-Democracy’s Better Strategy
Americans are being offered the choice between liberal democracy and fascism. If we are going to win the hearts and minds of Americans, we need to understand better why people respond to GOP packaging and outdo them. Anand Giridharadas has offered us many useful tools to consider.
FRIDAY RECAP: october 21, 2022
November’s elections will be a battle. The advantage polls gave Democrats early in the year has evaporated. Now, we fight for every vote. Pick a topic from those listed below and call your Members of Congress. You may know they already share your view but hearing from us gives them more resolve. If you don’t find something below to fight for, pick the things that you are most concerned about and tell your MOC about how you feel. Then work for it. Canvass. Phone. Join a group, like Indivisible Oregon, or another and write postcards and letters. Get involved. Republicans want to destroy democracy and create something that benefits white men or billionaires. We can’t let that happen. You can’t let that happen.
REPUBLICANS ARE MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM COVID
Covid savagely attacks unvaccinated adults, who are more likely to be Republicans. Data from the Centers for Disease Control also confirms that more White Americans now die from Covid than Black Americans, who were, at one time, three times more likely to die. The increasing threat especially to White Republicans is likely the result of the GOP’s campaign against government and experts while promoting what they sold as “individual choice.” We need to fight against lies for the lives of all Americans.
It Is Well Past Time for Marriage Equality
After Dobbs, it is more important than ever for Congress to protect our civil liberties and make marriage equality the law of the land. Make passing the Respect for Marriage Act (RMA) during the lame duck session of Congress a top priority.
ABORTION, THE FIRST RIGHT TO BE TAKEN
Today, three weeks before the midterm elections, President Biden will remind voters that Republicans want a national abortion ban. This election is about many issues, but abortion tells us everything we need to know about how Republicans will hide their positions and then impose the minority’s extreme views on us all. That’s not democracy. It’s fundamentally unAmerican. Volunteer and boost the Democrat of your choice.
FRIDAY RECAP: october 14, 2022
Every week, the differences between Republican and Democrat visions become clearer. Biden and the Democrats want to end hunger in America and extreme income inequality, while Republicans are committed to protecting white evangelicals and the rich and powerful. Democrats and most Americans are outraged that the Supreme Court’s ultraconservative supermajority are threatening our freedoms. And progressive Democrats want Biden to declare a climate emergency so that we can attack climate change more aggressively, while Republicans are not only in bed with fossil-fuel industries but actually deny the existence of a climate crisis. Between now and November 8 our Members of Congress need to educate Americans about these differences, and each of us needs to work as hard as we can to elect more Democrats who share our vision for America’s future. So, check out this week’s Daily Actions and get to work defending democracy.
End Price Gouging
Corporate greed is hammering working American families who struggle to make ends meet and rebuild their lives after the COVID economic downturn. Its effects can be seen in steep rises of prices at the pump and spikes in mortgage rates.
REMEMBER WHO REPUBLICANS REALLY ARE
Republicans still worship the tyrannical tycoon who sold himself as America’s great White hope. Called by their leader, the Jan. 6 insurrectionists, who ransacked the Capitol, were actually attacking American democracy. The Jan. 6 committee will hold what may be its final meeting on the insurrection tomorrow. Tune in.
CONGRESS MUST PERMANENTLY PROTECT UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
The vast majority of Americans favor a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and believe immigrants make our country stronger, but GOP-controlled states have been trying to kill DACA since its promulgation in 2012. The Fifth Circuit’s recent decision affirming DACA’S illegality likely signed its death warrant, unless Congress steps in to protect immigrants and their families, the communities they serve, and the economic benefits they provide to our country. Only increased Democratic majorities in Congress will make this possible.
FRIDAY RECAP: october 7, 2022
Every week, the differences between Republican and Democrat visions become clearer. Biden and the Democrats want to end hunger in America and extreme income inequality, while Republicans are committed to protecting white evangelicals and the rich and powerful. Democrats and most Americans are outraged that the Supreme Court’s ultraconservative supermajority are threatening our freedoms. And progressive Democrats want Biden to declare a climate emergency so that we can attack climate change more aggressively, while Republicans are not only in bed with fossil-fuel industries but actually deny the existence of a climate crisis. Between now and November 8 our Members of Congress need to educate Americans about these differences, and each of us needs to work as hard as we can to elect more Democrats who share our vision for America’s future. So, check out this week’s Daily Actions and get to work defending democracy.