Backwoods for Bernie
To the Editor;
I’m voting for Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders on March 6th and if you care about your job or our economy, I suggest you do too.
To quote a recent commentary by Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor … Hillary Clinton “may be the most qualified candidate for president of the political system we now have. But Bernie Sanders is the most qualified candidate to create the political system we should have because he’s leading a political movement for change. The upcoming election isn’t about detailed policy proposals. It’s about power—whether those who have it will keep it or whether the average Americans will get some as well” … Sanders is “leading a grass-roots ‘political revolution’ to regain control over our democracy and economy.”
See entire text by going to the Internet site: http://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/7/71/1279694/robert-reich-why-the-2016-election-is-a-political-volcano-in-full-eruption
In the first week of February, Sanders held a press conference at the same time the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) “free-trade” agreement was being signed in New Zealand by representatives of the 12 participating countries. He strongly voiced his opposition and committed to doing what he can to kill the deal if he is elected president.
He remarked during the press conference that, “since 2001, nearly 60,000 manufacturing plants in this country have been shut down and we have lost over 4.7 million manufacturing jobs’ … If the workers find new jobs at all, they are usually low-paying. ‘Trade is a good thing. But trade has got to be fair. And the TPP is anything but fair….As your president, not only will I make sure that the TPP does not get implemented, I will not send any trade deal to Congress that will make it easier for corporations to outsource American jobs overseas.”
The entire press conference may be viewed at:
https://ourfuture.org/20160204/sanders-vows-to-kill-tpp-if-elected-will-clinton?utm_source=progressive_breakfast&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pbreak
If you want to vote for Sanders in Maine’s Caucus election of March 6th, you can.
If you are a registered Democrat, you’re all ready to go! If you are an unregistered voter or registered but not enrolled in a party, you can register as a Democrat at the caucus.
If you are registered and enrolled in any other major party you must re-register as a Democrat by February 19th. Please contact your Town Office for information about how your town processes voter registrations.
If you are unable to attend the caucus in person on March 6, you may also vote by absentee ballot. You can request a ballot online from the Maine Democratic Party ( www.mainedems.org) or by calling their office at 622-6233 ext. 1. You can either print a ballot or be sent one by mail. This needs to be filled out and sent back to the Maine Democratic office at 320 Water Street, 3rd floor, Augusta, ME 04330
For more information contact Executive Director, Jeremy Kennedy at jkennedy@mainedems.org
Deadline for the Maine Dem office to receive ballots is March 2nd, 5 p.m., so if you know you can’t attend, request your ballot today!
Margo Leonforte, Ripley
Founder of the Backwoods For Bernie