{"id":27618,"date":"2017-05-23T12:36:01","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T19:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=27618"},"modified":"2017-05-23T12:36:01","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T19:36:01","slug":"pithy-progressive-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/05\/23\/pithy-progressive-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pithy Progressive #2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in the day when Democrats could actually run as Democrats, we never had to ask questions like the ones we are looking at today:  How can we get Democrats elected to offices since a Teflon President has apparently passed on that mantle (now usually referred to as IOKIYAR) to an entire guilty party, which people CONTINUE TO VOTE FOR?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I got an email last week from another Progressive who is running as a Progressive.  This one is running for Senator, opposing (Republican) Senator Dean Heller, who, having been elected in 2012 in his own right after having assumed the seat in a Special election, is now up for re-election on 2018.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Here's what Jesse Sbaih has to say (again, fundraising delinked.  I will be delinking fundraising regularly when I write about these fols.  Heaven knows it's no trick to find fundraising links should the spirit move anyone):<\/span><\/span>\"\"<\/p>\n

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If progressives are going to take back the Majority and block President Trump’s hateful agenda, Nevada is simply a must-win.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

That’s why I’m running a fiercely progressive campaign.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

 I’m furious that families are barely scraping by on a minimum wage that is far too low. I’m furious that our children can’t afford to go to college. And I’m furious that Americans can’t afford health care.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

 GOP Senator Dean Heller won’t stand up for what’s right. He’s propped up by billionaire donors, and takes orders straight from Donald Trump’s White House.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

 In the Senate, I’ll fight the dark money seeping into our political system. I’ll fight for Medicare for All. I’ll fight for you….<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Donald Trump has declared an all out war on our American values. Whether you’re an immigrant, a single mother, a member of the middle class, or a proud LGBTQ American — Donald Trump has attacked every single person in this great nation.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

 As an immigrant to and adopted son of this great nation, I am ready to fight back and restore the progressive American dream.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

A successful national campaign is a massive undertaking — especially when we’re taking on billionaire Donald Trump, corporate special interests, and the Republican fear machine.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

 Republicans will spend every dollar they have to protect this seat — and maintain control of the Senate.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

 But I’m determined to go up against them and fight for a better future for my children — for all of our children. Together, we can show every young person out there that a Muslim immigrant can come to this nation and represent the best that America has to offer.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He also has a petition on expanding Social Security<\/a> up.  Like most online petitions, it will take you to a fundraising page after signing, but you can just close it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cross posted to Care 2 at <\/span><\/span>http:\/\/www.care2.com\/news\/member\/101612212\/4054035<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Back in the day when Democrats could actually run as Democrats, we never had to ask questions like the ones we are looking at today:  How can we get Democrats elected to offices since a Teflon President has apparently passed on that mantle (now usually referred to as IOKIYAR) to an entire guilty party, which […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27618\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}