Reasons To Vote For Democrats In November

This caricature (by the inimitable DonkeyHotey) is of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Florida). She is the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. She has listed five reasons for voters to vote for Democrats this November. They are:

1. We’re trying to overturn Citizens United.
2. We’re fighting the Koch brothers.
3. We’re refusing to end Medicare as we know it.
4. We’re refusing to privatize Social Security.
5. We’re defending a woman’s right to choose.

Those are some pretty good reason for voting Democratic -- but I would add four more:

6. We are trying to raise the minimum wage to a livable wage (about $10.10 an hour).
7. We are trying to eliminate the tax break corporations get for exporting American jobs to other countries.
8. We are trying to pass a constitutional amendment that would overturn the terrible Supreme Court decision in Citizens United vs. FEC.
9. We are trying to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure -- which would create many badly needed jobs.

I've heard people say there is no difference between Democrats and Republicans -- and while I wish Democrats were more liberal, it is just not true that there is no difference between the two major parties. The Democrats are trying to help ordinary Americans, while the Republicans just want to protect their corporate masters.

Think before you vote this November -- and vote to end congressional gridlock by kicking the Republicans out of power.