Why I’m Supporting Elizabeth Warren
By Randi Weingarten
I get asked a lot by our members and others about which candidate I’m supporting for president. And I often pivot to the stakes in this election, and to a plea for unity for the ultimate Democratic nominee. In this election — clearly, the most important in our lifetime — our voices and our actions matter. For me, for my family, my union, our members and their families, and the communities we serve — the outcome of the presidential and congressional elections in November will have momentous consequences.
This election represents an existential crisis for our democracy and our very way of life. Will we be a country that privileges the unimaginably wealthy over people who work every day to build a better life for their families? Will we support the rights of all our children to attend safe and welcoming public schools where they can get a world-class education and the wraparound services they need to help overcome challenges they might face? Will we permit young people to drown in college debt that compromises their future? Will we provide affordable, accessible healthcare and affordable, needed prescription drugs to all, regardless of whether they have pre-existing conditions or live in rural areas? Will we turn a blind eye to this nation’s burgeoning bigotry, racism, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, hate and acts of violence? Will we literally save the planet for future generations? Will we preserve and strengthen our democracy?
And that doesn’t even address having a president with the basic competency to handle a global public health crisis like coronavirus that no longer falls CONTINUE READING: Why I’m Supporting Elizabeth Warren - AFT Voices