By Nick Rabkin
We’re all feeling a sense of relief since Joe Biden stepped aside. Yes, the polls remain dangerously close, but our June anxiety is now leavened by a sense of optimism and, yes, joy. We want lots more voters to pick up the good vibrations, particularly the skeptics, cynics, conflicted low-information voters who have been adrift in dystopian MAGA sludge since 2015.
It’s not that Harris’ positions on the issues are so distinct from Biden’s. But she has a sense of strength and energy that was sadly lacking. The good vibrations are the foundation for a growing trust that she has a better chance of beating Trump and a better chance of winning the political fights to come – fights that will have profound impact on those voters. To name a few:
- Reproductive rights: She’ll lead the fight to reverse Dobbs and establish comprehensive reproductive rights as federal law.
- Labor rights: She’ll support the revitalized labor movement and sign the Pro Act to weaken “right to work” laws in Wisconsin and give the NLRB teeth it needs to discipline employers that violate laws.
- Climate: She understands that reversing our dependence on fossil fuels will provide opportunities for millions more to live comfortably and securely.
- Voting rights: She recognizes democracy begins with the vote and will restore vital rights for all Americans.
- Supreme Court Reform: She’ll fight for term limits, a binding code of conduct, and a constitutional amendment that makes clear no president is above the law.
- Taxes: Trump’s huge breaks for corporations and the wealthiest expire next year. They will not be renewed and new tax rules will require the wealthiest to pay their share to support our health care, childcare, education, and infrastructure needs.
A great candidate and great policy will not win this election without our help though. It makes a huge difference for voters to talk with neighbors who really listen to them and tell them a personal story about why they’ve chosen to embrace the good vibrations. One deep canvasser here in Jefferson County talks about his grandson who’s been traumatized by active shooter drills in school. Well, 20% of high schoolers nationwide share that fear, including children right here. Another deep canvasser spoke with a voter who has adopted four children, building a family that could not afford health care without the Affordable Care Act. He wanted to know how many kids will not be adopted without those kinds of support. One voter who thought she might not vote at all showed a deep canvasser the scar from recent brain surgery covered by Medicare. When reminded that Democrats want to expand Medicare, she changed her mind.
We’re in the stretch run, and we can’t lose this election. Deep canvassing is about sharing the good vibrations. Sign up to be trained and then decide if you’d like to give it a try. For more information, contact us at jeffdemswi@gmail.com.
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