Welcoming Young Women to our Tribe

Earlier this year a Gallup poll showed an immense political gender gap between 18- to 29-year-old women and men, driven mainly by young women turning sharply left. The quickest, simplest explanation for this development is that the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision on abortion targets them disproportionately.

It’s more than Dobbs, because globally women are moving sharply left while men are moving modestly right.

Whatever the reason, moving left means that they will align more with us Democrats than with elsewhere on the political spectrum in most cases.

We need to welcome them with open arms to our mutual benefit.

Who is the Deep State that Trump disparages?

In the short video in this freely gifted article, what the “deep state” does to protect and serve us is explained.

Trump and Republicans are coming for Social Security, Medicare, and Obamacare

Affordable Healthcare, Social Security, and Medicare Are on the Ballot

Joe Biden wants to preserve the solvency of Social Security and Medicare by raising taxes on high incomes rather than by cutting benefits.

Trump is not the first Republican to talk about cuts to these programs. Trump said: “There is a lot you can do in terms of entitlements, in terms of cutting and in terms of also the theft and the bad management of entitlements.” The “theft” and “bad management” jabber is his smokescreen.

The difference between the two candidates couldn’t be more stark.

Biden’s position of taxing the rich is popular—significant majorities think the rich don’t pay enough in taxes; the programs are popular.

Paul Krugman, an Economic Sciences Nobelist and NYTimes columnist, thinks this is a major issue:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/14/opinion/trump-biden-social-security-medicare.html?ugrp=u&unlocked_article_code=1.fU0.ai5p.7CeWGR33QwrP&smid=url-share