C2C’s NEWSLETTER:
on THE ISSUES
GUTTING SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE - THE GOP’S AGENDA IF THEY WIN
No Republican candidate running in 2022 says it upfront.
But read between the lines in recent remarks by Kevin McCarthy, and you’ll see that hacking back Social Security and Medicare remains very much the party’s intent, if they win the House on November 8.
Why This College Student is All-In for Democrats This November
When I was 13, right before the ill-fated Presidential election of 2016, I heard conversations in the recess yard about how Hillary Clinton was trying to change America as we knew it and that Donald Trump, while a bit of a jerk, was the only way to stop her - “the lesser of two evils.” These sorts of comments were typical of the Catholic middle and high schools that I attended - isolated, conservative bubbles where most of my peers were happy to parrot their parents’ talking points and views, not giving politics a second thought.
WHY I AM VOTING FOR DEMOCRATS
My name is Chloe, and I am a 20 year old college student at Vassar College. I spent my entire life growing up in Chapel Hill and Carrboro attending the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.
Like many people, I got involved in politics after 2016 because I was so afraid of what Trump’s election would mean for the United States. However, I have stayed involved because I came to understand the egalitarian goal of the Democratic Party to improve the lives of all, regardless of their annual income, their zip code, their gender or race.
The Economy, Inflation, and the Midterm Truth
With early mid-term voting well underway and November 8 just around the corner, it’s clear that economic growth and inflation are the issues on which NC Republicans have chosen to hang their hats in this election cycle.
That’s hardly surprising. Women’s reproductive health is undoubtedly a hot button issue. But the GOP position on abortion rights is so unpopular that they have largely decided to go silent. Instead, they’re attempting to sway voters with a time-honored claim: that Republicans are the party of the economy. Trouble is, the statistics just don’t bear this out.