Voters: Remember the Republican Mindset

Do we want the Republican mindset and philosophy driving public policy that affects our daily lives?  Unless you're a very wealthy human, the Republican agenda—whether national, state or local—cares nothing about your student loans, hungry children, or Medicare for our most vulnerable citizens.  They talk a good game about Veterans' benefits and then cast votes that don't reflect that claim. They want to privatize everything (case in point, Social Security) and ruin it as they have the prison system.  They loathe collective bargaining (unions) because it gives working people a fighting chance to earn a decent living; Republican supporters and lawmakers are far more concerned about their stockholders and board members' making big profits than helping out a homeless person or supporting good public schools for all children, regardless of their parents' income.  Most not only do not want to raise the minimum wage, but many in the GOP would like to repeal it!  

 

The party of the Koch brothers and Dick Cheney claim to favor smaller government, less "government interference."   But all the while GOP lawmakers maneuver like mad in state legislatures and in the halls of Congress to limit women's access to reproductive health care.  Remember the Republican-proposed, government-mandated vaginal probe requirement?  They're beginning to see the Affordable Care Act's  positive impact on most Americans who now have insurance coverage, regardless of pre-existing conditions.  So, mostly they've stopped squawking about repealing the law. They're currently focused on suppressing traditionally progressive votes wherever possible.  In some instances, a return to the Jim Crow mentality, blaming non-existent "voter fraud."  Their dirty trick robo calls will continue to contaminate our voice mails until the polls close Tuesday.   So we have our work cut out for us, dear Liberals.

  (David Horsey via Daily Kos/Facebook)

I know most of you don't need reminding of these things— but too many voters who don't realize they're voting against their own best interests.  Some of those low-info voters just might stumble on this site and think twice about how they vote on Tuesday. 

Meanwhile, we need not only to vote, but also to contact friends, colleagues, and any family members inclined to vote for progressive candidates.  So many forget or minimize the importance of voting in mid-terms.  Let's not let that happen on November 4.  We can offer to drive someone(s) to the polls.  Make some calls; send messages.  Turnout is critical for Progressives/Liberals!

This Lefty won't post tomorrow and possibly not on Election Day.  Instead,  I'll be networking, hoping to help in some small way with voter turnout.  Join me in getting every smart voter you can to the polls.  We don't want to face Wednesday knowing we could have, should have, done more.