John, we’re now less than two weeks away from Election Day. You can really feel the excitement—and nervousness—in the air right now when it comes to the Presidential race. I’m right there with you.
But there’s one thing I’ve been hearing a lot lately that gives me pause.
“I can’t wait until Election Day so this can all be over with.”
Yes, we must boot Trump out of office. But please make no mistake, John, the work will not be “over with” on November 4. In fact, when this election ends, there is still a lot of work to be done.
We need to repair our democracy and clean up the corruption in our government after what the Trump Administration has done in the past four years. We need to listen to scientists and safely solve the coronavirus outbreak—because we still have no plan to get our country out of this. We need to get our economy back on track for the long-term recovery. We need to make quality healthcare available to everyone in our country. We need to fix the childcare crisis that working families struggled with well before the pandemic. We need to take immediate action to save our planet. We need to loosen the grip that billionaire corporations have over lawmakers and make our government work for working families.
If that sounds like a lot, it’s because it is. But let me be clear, our government has accomplished quite a lot in the past four years, just not so much for working people.
For far too long billionaire companies, big banks, wealthy CEOs, special interest groups, lobbyists, and corrupt politicians have used money and influence to bend the rules and call the shots in their favor.
I’m done with accepting this as “politics as usual.” But in order to make real changes, we need to vote in leaders who are brave enough to take risks and fight for what’s right. That all starts on Election Day this year.
And this change doesn’t only happen from the White House, John. It happens from the halls of Congress, court houses, mayors’ offices, school board meetings, and even through conversations at your kitchen table.
So please, John, let’s keep doing everything we can between now and November 3 to make sure Democrats win the White House, take back the Senate, expand our House majority, and win downballot races everywhere. Then, let’s catch our breath, square our shoulders, and prepare for the work ahead.
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Thank you, John. Let’s get to work,
Katie
