I've been trying really hard to find a way to verbalize my frustration for the #BernieOrBust folks out there. For those of you not on Twitter or for those who haven't heard of this hashtag before, these are people who are going to vote for Bernie Sanders in the primary and who do not, under ANY circumstances plan on voting for Hillary if she is the chosen candidate in the general election. Might I remind you that if Bernie Sanders doesn't win the primary, he is out of the election. He cannot run as an independent. He cannot be written in. This is one of the cons of running in the DNC. Pro: more media coverage than you'd ever get as an independent. Con: if you lose, that is the end of the road for you that election cycle. So this means that these Bernie or Bust people would rather see Trump or Cruz in the white house than Hillary Clinton. Trump is the clear frontrunner in the GOP with Cruz in second. Let me tell you, they are BOTH TERRIFYING. In fact it's scary that Trump is so bad, he makes us forget how DANGEROUS a Cruz presidency could be. Anyway. This isn't about them right now. This is about the #BernieOrBust camp. They tweet me all day long with all the reasons that Hillary Clinton and Trump are the same/HRC might be worse, how a vote for HRC is a vote for the GOP, and worse. These people call her names, these people degrade her, call her a liar, an "establishment whore" and much more. I've been DEMANDED to express in 140 characters or less WHY Hillary is a better choice than Trump (believe me, it takes more than that). I've been told that I "can't be a progressive" and vote for Hillary Clinton. Because somehow her PROGRESSION on issues means she's a liar (FYI, this says otherwise: http://www.dailynewsbin.com/news/fact-checkers-confirm-hillary-clinton-is-more-honest-than-any-of-her-2016-opponents/24196/) This has, until now, left me honestly speechless. I just don't understand HOW anyone could compare the two. I get it, you're anti-establishment and anti-Wall Street. But are you anti-WOMEN? Anti-immigration? Against minorities? Against LGBTQ equality? No, I don't think so. So HOW on earth can you allow that man to enter the White House? We need to do EVERYTHING WE CAN to keep him and Cruz OUT. Vote for whoever you want in the Primary. If Bernie Sanders wins, GREAT! I will be voting for him, calling for him, canvassing for him, doing WHATEVER I can to get him to win. Hillary Clinton will back him. But we don't know that yet. We don't know who is going to win. Right now, we have a WHOLE LOT of people who are boasting #BernieOrBust and frankly I'm done with it. On both sides! Now is NOT the time to continue to divide the progressives. It is the time to UNITE. I GUARANTEE You that Hillary will support Bernie if he wins the nomination and vise versa. There is a REASON he decided to run as part of the DNC. It has been HUGE for his campaign. And frankly, I think it's a little ridiculous that people are willing to then drop the DNC like a hat because they didn't get what they want. It's like saying "I want chocolate! But if I can't have chocolate, I'll settle for poop!" So, I'm going to begin my newest blog segment that will help me relay all the reasons that you cannot compare Trump to Hillary Clinton, starting now, with Trump's NEWEST AWFUL POLICY STANCE: Abortion. Today, Donald Trump took a stance that he believes in some form of punishment for women who get abortions: http://mic.com/articles/139404/donald-trump-endorses-some-form-of-punishment-for-women-who-get-abortions#.gofMRkSl2 To give you an idea of how crazy this is, please take a look at two former GOP candidates who were INHERENTLY Anti-Abortion, Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum. Even these two crazy kids didn't believe in punishing a woman who received an abortion. Now, you may ask...what does Sir Donald Trump think should happen to the man who agrees to have an abortion? Well...let's see... (Credit: @AndrewNBCNews from Twitter for clips) There you have it, folks! Reason #1 out of 73289473289473289473289 that I would do whatever I could to keep Donald Trump out of the White House and YOU SHOULD TOO. Anyway, curious to know what others think. This topic gets me fired up, quite a bit. As always, feel free to contact me or comment if you agree or even if you don't!
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Hello to my Washington friends! The Washington Caucus is TOMORROW! There are a few things that are important to know to ensure a great and easy caucus day! So I've put together some easy steps for you in case you're lost on any of the details of caucusing.
**DO NOT FORGET TO BRING YOUR ID! THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!** For more information, check out this handy video from the Washington State Democrats. As usual, if you have any questions, feel free to contact me or comment! REMEMBER: Oregon is a CLOSED primary. This means that if you'd like to vote in the primary, you must be registered to the party for which the candidate who you want to vote for belongs.
So if you'd like to vote for Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders, you must register as a democrat. If you want to vote for Trump or Cruz, you must re-evaluate your life choices. 😜 You get the point. It takes two seconds to register!!!! To do so, go here: https://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/vr/register.do?lang=eng&source=SOS Oregon's primary date is May 17. You must register 21 days before this date for your registration to count. There are 73 delegates at stake for the Democrats and Oregon is a Proportional state. This means that the delegates will be split to represent the popular vote. Hence, EVERY VOTE COUNTS. I know that Bernie has a majority here. I know that. But I will still be getting out and voting for Hillary because she can still leave with a handful of delegates as long as her supporters get to the polls!! I hope this information was useful! As usual, please comment or contact me if you have any questions! The primaries are up and running but there are still several left to go! I get asked a lot when people's primaries are, so I figured I'd just make a list here with important dates to know!
Date, State, Party, Delegates, Open/Closed: Sat, Mar 26 Alaska Caucus (D) 20 Closed Sat, Mar 26 Hawaii Caucus (D) 34 Closed Sat, Mar 26 Washington Caucus (D) 118 Closed Tue, Apr 5 Wisconsin 96 42 (WTA) Open Sat, Apr 9 Wyoming Caucus (D) 18 Closed Tue, Apr 19 New York 291 95 (P) Closed Tue, Apr 26 Connecticut 70 28 (P) Closed Tue, Apr 26 Delaware 31 16 (WTA) Closed Tue, Apr 26 Maryland 118 38 (WTA) Closed Tue, Apr 26 Pennsylvania 210 71 (P, WTA) Closed Tue, Apr 26 Rhode Island 33 19 (P) Mixed Tue, May 3 Indiana 92 57 (WTA) Open Sat, May 7 Guam (D) 12 Closed Tue, May 10 Nebraska (R) 36 Closed Tue, May 10 West Virginia 34 37 Mixed Tue, May 17 Kentucky (D) 61 Closed Tue, May 17 Oregon 73 28 (P) Closed Tue, May 24 Washington (R)* 44 (P) Closed Sat, Jun 4 Virgin Islands Caucus (D) 12 Open Sun, Jun 5 Puerto Rico Caucus (D) 67 Open Tue, Jun 7 California 546 172 (P) Mixed Tue, Jun 7 Montana 27 27 (WTA) Open Tue, Jun 7 New Jersey 142 51 (WTA) Closed Tue, Jun 7 New Mexico 43 24 (P) Closed Tue, Jun 7 North Dakota Caucus (D) 23 Closed Tue, Jun 7 South Dakota 25 29 (WTA) Closed Tue, Jun 14 District of Columbia (D) 46 Closed WTA: Winner Take All WTM: Winner Take Most P: Proportional U: Unbound (Delegates can support whomever they choose) D: Democrat R: Republican Type Open– Voters may vote in either party primary but can choose only one Closed – Only voters registered in their respective party may vote in the party primary Mixed – A semi-open or semi-closed environment, unaffiliated voters can choose to vote in either primary or can switch registration the day of voting From: http://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2016-presidential-primary-schedule-calendar/#oIrjleEtMCS2zQTh.99 CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE!!! Please comment or contact me if you have any questions! True class right here. The most terrifying part is that there is a chance one of these two could potentially be the leader of our country...
Unless we get out and vote!
Today, something amazing happened. The popular magazine Rolling Stone endorsed my favorite candidate. I love the points the author makes. The whole thing makes me want to say #HILLYES!
Check the article out HERE! I've had a LOT of people message me and ask me questions this election cycle. Here are some of the most common ones:
Outside of posting my own personal opinions/rants, I'd like to post about what people want/need to know. So, that being said, I want to hear from you! Let me know what you think/want to hear about! CLICK HERE for my contact page!
2016 is shaping up to be a rather.......heated election, to say the least. People, more than ever, are realizing the importance on voting and getting involved. We've seen first hand in this primary why voting MATTERS and have de-bunked the common theory that "my vote doesn't matter." That being said, it isn't always easy to find unbiased information or any information for that matter! I have lots of friends who generally know which way they lean, but aren't sure who to vote for. I know not everyone knows when their state's primary is or what kind of primary their state has (open/closed/caucus). I have been asked for good political podcasts or where to find out good information on each of the candidates. I also know not everyone can watch all the debates, but might like to read a good and easy to understand summary of what happened. Now, I'm not by any means saying that this is going to be an entirely unbiased blog. I have a lot of opinions and I'm excited to have a space to share them. However, I promise to do my best to differentiate when I am merely sharing general unbiased information or when I am sharing my opinion. While I want everyone to see my favorite candidate the way I do, I know this isn't going to happen. So I would much rather have people vote for who they want to vote for then not vote at all. This is absolutely critical in this election cycle. So, I am going to blog. I am going to save all my friends on my Facebook friends list from seeing my rants and also hopefully provide a place where people can easily become informed/find information/figure out how to get involved. If you have any questions, helpful tips, comments, concerns, etc., please contact me! I would love to have as much interaction here as possible! |
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