Maybe you can still feel the wetness of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s lips from when he kissed you on your cheek before selling you out. Maybe you can hear the coins jingling in House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s pockets or Doug Jones being elected by black people in Alabama, then voting with the Republican Party on the continuing resolution. If you can’t, it’s probably because you are so accustomed to the sound and feeling of being sold out by the same people you are willing to fight for, you’ve grown numb to the feeling.here
In district after district, the national party is throwing its weight behind candidates who are out of step with the national mood.
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“If you’re disappointed by your elected officials, grab a clipboard, get some signatures, and run for office yourself.” President Barack Obama
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Yet across the country, the DCCC, its allied groups, or leaders within the Democratic Party are working hard against some of these new candidates for Congress, publicly backing their more established opponents.here
A bill, (FL HB25 (18R) sponsored by Florida GOP Scott Plakon of Longwood, would make public-sector unions that see their total dues-paying membership fall below half of those eligible petition the Public Employee Relations Commission for recertification. here
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“H.B. 25 is not motivated by any public education need or public benefit. It is motivated purely by politics. It's an attempt to silence those who dare to speak out and speak up on behalf of our public schools and our students.” Florida Education Association President Joanne McCall