According to Real Clear Politics, Biden is ahead by only 3.6% in the battleground states. But a poll showed that 78% of Democrats were planning to vote by mail. Only 15% of Republicans were planning to vote by mail. So if 4% of Democrats’ ballots get stuck at the Post Office warehouse, none of us will ever vote again.
I never want to see a criminal get away with anything, let alone turning the United States into a dictatorship. So I’ve been racking my brain for the last two months trying to figure out where to find some voters to make up the difference. And the only thing I can come up with is the small percentage of Bernie’s supporters who are planning to stay home.
If you vote for Biden, he’ll preserve our democracy so you can vote again. Maybe you can vote for Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a primary for president in 4 or 8 years. God forbid Trump steals this election, you won’t have that option.
The other reason I think you should consider Biden is because he will increase access to health coverage. When Obama/Biden passed the Affordable Care Act, we almost got the public option. My recollection is that we were one vote short. But at least Democrats tried. Republicans want to throw 20 million people off of health insurance. We’ll only get to near universal coverage with Democrats in control of Congress.
Vice president Biden wants to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. Republicans want to do away with the minimum wage.
Democrats passed meaningful police reform legislation that would have saved lives — George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Republicans don’t seem to care about that issue and say that there is no systemic racism in the United States. A lot of Bernie’s economic policies are tied to racial justice.
Climate change is on the ballot. Biden believes in climate change and has a real progressive on the ticket. The other candidate thinks it’s a hoax while so much of California is on fire and people have lost their homes.
So I’m asking you to consider voting for the Biden/Harris ticket. Trump’s ignoring of the coronavirus revealed just how dangerous and unfit he is. We have no idea what other dangers to American national security are around the corner. Vice President Biden will never ignore a national security threat as president.
Since democracy itself is on the ballot, I hope everyone gets out to vote.