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When to cast a 3rd Party Vote

To Jill Stein voters in 2024: please consider what a 3rd party vote effectively means.

When deciding to cast a 3rd party vote in a competitive race you are effectively voting for whichever major candidate you like the least.

This should only be done if no viable candidate is a demonstrably worse outcome in the race.

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We have more in common

Virtually all of #KamalaHarris2024 policy proposals enjoy majority support. ⅓ are above 75% and only 1 is below 40% support.

On the other hand, Trump has majority support on only half his proposals with 40% of them below 40% support. (Only 4 have over 75% support.)

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What actual solutions look like

Kamala Harris is pushing a decidedly capitalist approach to addressing the high cost of housing.

She would address the supply side by working to incentivize builders building homes with a target of getting 3 million extra units built in her first term.

She would also address the high hurdle of initially getting into the housing market by providing down payment assistance to first time home buyers. (All home buyers would warp the market but first time buyers levels the playing field for those who most need it.) Continue reading

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Helping Where Help Is Needed

Do you know who’s been getting the short end of the economic stick for a long time? Rural America.

Do you know who they’re going to vote for (probably overwhelmingly)? Donald Trump.

Do you know who has a plan to actually help them? Kamala Harris.

Do you know what’s really beautiful about that? While Harris would love to earn the votes of rural Americans, her plans aren’t just a carrot to buy their votes, they are a recognition of what’s good for America. These are things she wants to accomplish even if they don’t vote for her. Continue reading

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The danger to democracy

Those who see Trump as a threat to democracy need to recognize that an even bigger threat to democracy is an electorate that no longer believes in the promise of democracy.

We need to greet voters who still consider voting for Trump with a vision of how we can make things better rather than scare tactics of how he undermines our Constitution. Continue reading

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Reagan Republicans endorse Harris

Ronald Reagan staffers declare that choosing between integrity and demagoguery, between truth and lies, and between freedom and suppression of freedoms means supporting #HarrisWalz2024.

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