Participating in the Political Process
I’ve realized that money drives a lot of things in politics, so in the past few years now, I’ve been making contributions to candidates that I support.
This week, after some nudging from an old friend (thanks Kaeleigh!), I also started volunteering and text-banking for Elizabeth Warren’s campaign. I previously did some text-banking during the midterm elections about a year ago, but had been a little lazy to start helping this time around.
It’s nice to connect with potential voters and help educate them on issues that they care about.
Why Warren? She is smart, progressive, practical, and truly cares for people and their families. I agree with a lot of what she says about health care, wealth inequality, climate change, and racial and economic justice.
She’s an academic at heart, but has also proven that she can get things done (see: proposing and creating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has already returned $12.4 billion to over 31 million people cheated by financial companies).
Above all else, Elizabeth is a planner. I love that she has a plan for pretty much any issue you can think of! Plus, it’s about time we had a woman in the White House.
If you’d like to read more about her plans, you can do so here. I hope you join us in supporting Warren for President. Let’s dream big, fight hard, and win!
Otherwise, I would still encourage you to participate in the political process, whether that be through volunteering, donating, or just chatting with your friends and family about issues you care about and which candidates can help you put that into policy.
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