Well, after a long election cycle, the end is almost
here. I know I’ve spent hours calling,
hours canvassing, hours writing letters to editors, and hours convincing voters
why they should vote to keep President Obama in office. If you are still undecided, here are some of
the reasons I voted for President Obama (and yes, voting is past tense because
I live in North Carolina which is an early voting state):
1.
He saved the auto industry and also prevented
another Great Depression;
2. He has had 32 consecutive months of job growth
(5.4 million of those new jobs were in the private sector);
3.
He eliminated dozens of Al Qaeda leaders
including Osama Bin Laden;
4. He Signed the Affordable Care Act with vastly
improves the healthcare of all Americans, including those with pre-existing
conditions, senior citizens, and women;
5.
He strongly supports women’s rights and has
appointed two women to the United States Supreme Court…one of them being the
first Hispanic on the court;
6.
He has lowered taxes for a majority of Americans
and believes in the top percent to pair their fair share;
7.
He has ended the War in Iraq as well as “Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell”;
8.
He has signed into law the Lily Ledbetter Act,
which allows equal pay for women;
9.
He has ensured that student loan rates not
double for millions of students across the country…he even increased Pell Grant
spending;
10. He
is in support of Same-sex marriage as well as the Dream Act;
11. He
was opposed to the Arizona Law regarding immigration (and the U.S. Supreme
Court agreed with him);
12. He
appointed a commission to protect consumers from wasteful fees;
13. He
supports the state of Israel;
14. He
has enhanced financial regulatory measures; and,
15. He
has unemployment under eight percent (8%).
I truly believe we are on the correct course and we need to
make sure Barack Obama remains President of the United States. I think
President Obama will win re-election by taking the following states – which
will lead to him winning 309 out of 538 electoral votes:
Washington; Hawaii; Oregon; California; Nevada; New Mexico;
Colorado; Kansas; Missouri; Iowa; Minnesota; Michigan; Wisconsin; Louisiana;
Illinois; Maine; New Hampshire; Vermont; Massachusetts; New Jersey; Delaware;
Maryland; NORTH CAROLINA; Connecticut; Rhode Island, and Ohio.
I think that the United States Senate will stay in the
control of the Democrats. In fact, I
believe they will pick up three seats: one from Wisconsin, one from Maine, and
one from Massachusetts.
I think the United States House of Representatives will
return to the Democratic Majority as well, and Nancy Pelosi will get her gavel
back. I think wins in WA-1 (Suzan
DelBene), NH-1 & -NH-2 (Carol Shea Porter & Ann Kuster), CA-35 (Dr.
Raul Ruiz), NC-11 (Hayden Rogers), NC-10 (Patsy Keever), and many more will be
great for the Democratic Party as well.
I am actually really proud of the state of New Hampshire
because I believe they will make history and have an all-female delegation
(Yes, I am endorsing Maggie Hassan if you didn’t already know)! I also think
that Minnesota will vote No on Amendment 2 and Washington state will Approve of
Referendum 74. I also think that Maryland will vote for question 6 and Maine
will vote in favor of Same-sex marriage.
In less than twenty-four hours, we will (hopefully) know
what the next four years will look like.
Will it be a road continuing to progress, or a road leading
backwards? I do hope it’s FORWARD and get
FOUR MORE YEARS of PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA!!! Yes We Can, Sí se Puede!!
