Our post-election survey results are here, and I wanted to share them with you.
Almost 1,000 of you completed our survey last month after the disappointing general election, and I’m incredibly grateful to hear your thoughts as we approach the new year and a new, uncertain presidency together.
According to the survey results, your top five issues are:
1. Voting rights and democracy
2. Climate change
3. Reproductive rights
4. Affordable and accessible healthcare
5. Gun reform
It’s not surprising to see voting rights and democracy rise to the top of this list, given Donald Trump’s countless threats to remain in power past this four-year term and assurance to his MAGA base that they’d never have to vote again if he won.
We’re also moving closer to the point of no return in the climate crisis, so it’s deeply concerning that Trump and GOP leaders who will control Congress are promising to roll back air and water protections and undo the action we’ve taken to address climate change.
Republicans also threaten to further rip away reproductive rights, have no plan (or as Trump said, “concepts of a plan”) to make health care more affordable and accessible, and prioritize gun industry profits over solving our nation’s worsening gun violence epidemic.
We also asked how you’re generally feeling after the election, and the most common responses included: depressed, anxious, angry, and scared.
I hear you, and I want you to know I’m with you. My office and I have been preparing for the potential legal battles on all of the above issues and more since long before Trump was elected.
If his administration breaks the law, we will give it our all to hold him accountable. If he tries to take away our freedoms, we will fight back. And California will continue to lead the way on the key issues facing people like you.
In solidarity,
Rob
