If we don’t amplify those issues, then Medicare for All is simply cast aside; tuition free college and tech school is simply cast aside; subsidized childcare is simply cast aside; a guaranteed living wage is simply cast aside; a Department of Peace is simply cast aside. Without our campaign there is no conversation about an economic u-turn, or the 39% of Americans who regularly skip meals in order to pay their rent, or the carcinogens in our food, or the ever increasing power of corporations to put their short term profits before the well-being of the American people.
The Democrats need to discuss those issues this year, or according to the polls we are set to lose in November.
When I think of my travels over this last year, a consistent pattern has emerged that touches me deeply. Our supporters don’t tend to be ideologues or political activists so much as just decent, heartfelt, deeply concerned Americans. When asked by audiences what gives me hope, my answer has been the same every time: “My hope lies in the fact that no one here has taken out their phone.” Quite the opposite. People are leaning in to an in-depth conversation about what is happening America today; voters are ready for that conversation, and with the right leadership I believe they are ready to do something about it.
I feel very grateful to those who have seen the value in continuing this journey to the end of the primary season, giving voters in the final states an opportunity to weigh in issues that matter most. With every vote we are increasing the possibility that the issues we stand for can influence the campaign for the White House this year. If you were to see what I see on the faces of those who are listening, you would know, as I do, that we are doing something right.
With love and dedication,
