Go back to the Democratic Party.
Yes back to the same party that took care of Flint, Michigan's water pipes. The same Democrats that cared for the future of Detroit, Michigan, same Democrats that have been taking care of Chicago. The same party that dropped the fight for women's rights decades ago, only to find our rights rolled back. Same Democratic party that has helped Puerto Rico become a state or to be able to have their votes/voices matter. Same Democratic Party that turned a blind eye to the problems happening in Puerto Rico ... selling off public school property. Same Democratic Party that didn't fight for the infrastructure upgrades for New Orleans before Katrina hit and devastated the area.
Yeah ... please join the Democrats, they've been exemplary in fighting for rights and the environment. Ironically the big "ticket" items that have been passed, were passed by Republicans such as: EPA, Water & Air Protections, Civil Rights, the 13th Amendment.
I rather support the person who puts the community before their political career. The person who understand that party politics doesn't improve quality of life issues.
I'm a life long Democrat and lately, I wonder why such blind loyalty to a party that hasn't done anything. They talk a lot, but they don't act a lot.
1. Flint Michigan - the Republican governor took away the power from the local government and placed his own representatives in charge, who decided to save some money and, thus, give the people contaminated water;
2. Detroit - the auto industry, and the union jobs that go with it, would have been toast were it not for the democrats and their bail-out. While the bailout may have its critics, the fact is that all of the companies that took the money repaid their loans, in full, and with interest, and our auto industry, and its union jobs, remain and are thriving;
3. Women's Rights - The last time I checked, it is the Democratic Party that has fought for the right to choose, the Violence Against Women's Act, the ERA (which was defeated in the 70's, but not by the Democrats), etc. Now that the Republicans are in charge, we can see the difference.
4. Puerto Rico - As PR is a constant Democratic vote, its statehood (an issue that I know little about, and as I recall, PR had voted against statehood), is more than likely favored by the Democrats. As for its economic woes, there were bills through Congress, proposed by Democrats, that would have bailed out our territory. They never made it through the Republican-controlled House.
5. Katrina - New Orleans is in Louisiana, a very red, Republican state. Don't you mean Bobby Jindal did little for NO? Last time I checked, he was a Republican. And last time I checked, Bush, another R, was in charge of the Katrina mess, and did horribly with it.
6. Your examples of 'big ticket' items such as the 13th Amendment, etc., does not take into account the history of the country. You are correct that, in the past, the Democratic party was favored by the south, and the Republicans by the north, usually divided by race. Since Lincoln freed the slaves, that was the divide. LBJ, when he signed the Civil Rights laws of the 1960's into effect, famously said that he lost the south for the Democrats for a generation. In fact, his opinion was optimistic.
Looking at the present, it is the Republicans that want to abolish the EPA, that just enacted an Order lowering emissions and mileage standards, has denied climate change, and is considering a whole slew of laws that run contrary to my values.
You see, actual facts actually matter. Look things up and read into them before you just trust what Hannity says.
