I am a proud Democrat, and I am proud of the Democratic Party for having fought for the following laws to better the lives of ALL Americans on the left and the right. Democrats have FOUGHT for and PASSED the following:
- The 19th Amendment — women’s suffrage, giving women the right to vote
- The Social Security Act — which has saved our elderly from living in pure, abject poverty
- The Civil Rights Act — giving African-Americans the right to vote and ending segregation
- The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — which gave insurance to 32 million Americans
- The Recovery Act — which saved millions of American jobs and ended the Great Recession
Is The Democratic Party perfect? No, it’s not. The party has changed for the better sometimes, and for the worse sometimes, but it has almost always been responsive to the grassroots to do a better job for our voters and candidates. The Democratic Party is very responsive and in 2016, due to pressure from the progressive base of the party, they changed their party platform to be very highly responsive to Bernie voters with input from Senator Bernie Sanders:
LINK TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM: s3.amazonaws.com/...
I REJECT ALL ATTEMPTS TO DIVIDE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY as it only benefits Trump, the Republicans, and their newfound friend in Russia, Putin. It is clear to me and to many in the party that attempts to decry the Democratic Party as not being progressive enough is not borne out by evidence as our party platform has incorporated views and principles from all voters, Bernie supporters and Clinton supporters.
I am very happy with either Keith Ellison, Tom Perez, or Pete Buttigieg as our DNC Chairman. The Democratic Party will not end if Ellison is elected, the Democratic Party will not end if Perez is elected, and the Democratic Party will not end if Buttigieg is elected. Do you know why? All of our DNC Chair candidates are great ones and are nearly on the same page on EVERYTHING that is needed to fix our Democratic Party to take back the House and the Senate in 2018!
I REJECT ALL ATTEMPTS THAT SAY ONLY ONE DNC CHAIR CANDIDATE CAN SAVE THE PARTY. I personally am rooting for Pete Buttigieg to win, as I like what he has to say and he seems to really get it. If Keith Ellison wins, great! I’m with him as well. If Tom Perez wins, great! With him too.
The Democratic Party is stronger if we stand united, and reject all attempts to divide the party from the right and from Russian agents of influence for we have much to fight for:
- BUILD A DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY TO IMPEACH TRUMP
- VOTE FOR A HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE
- IMPROVE OBAMACARE
- DO RIGHT BY OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH COLLEGE EDUCATION
- SAVE OUR WORLD BY ENACTING CLIMATE CHANGE LAWS
- INVEST IN EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND MATH TO LEAD AMERICA TO THE FUTURE
If the Democratic Party continues to be divided, then we cannot elect the majority we need to stop Donald Trump from harming the vulnerable and repealing decades of progress. If you agree with me, please let me know in the comments below and give this diary a rec. Let’s get on out there and be a part of #TheResistance!