Hillary needs to speak out against the 30-year backlash and the Republican Party's War on Women. She's the only one who can do it.
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Attack Poverty Head on -- in OUR Country -- Fix a broken system
Republicans HATE social programs...and have famously screwed them up. The number of people living in poverty in our country continues to rise -- yet our programs are structured to perpetuate reliance upon them. If a family finds themselves in need of assistance -- and they meet the criteria, they receive it.
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I really think a major tour with John Edwards addressing Poverty would be crucial. Show that Poor Black Folks and Poor White Folks have the same dreams and concerns. Jim Webb brought this up as well. This is a coalition that could be unstoppable if we can bring them together.
Read more »McCain Doesn't Like Women
Shore up Hill's Womens vote by making the contrast between himself and McCain on womens issues. Like the Womens Equal Pay Bill that McCain was against and didn't even bother to vote on.
Read more »Make summer term education programs a priority.
"Summer learning opportunities, with curricula that emphasize mathematics and problem solving, by offering competitive state grants to support summer term education programs.
Read more »A sane approach to taxes for a change
People need to be reminded what taxes are for, and what they pay for, and how the burden of taxation has shifted squarely on the shoulders of wealth earned through labor (i.e. "working people") instead of wealth earned through other means (investment, inheritance). We need to rip up the book that Reagan started and Bush/Cheney greedily added several chapters to.
Read more »Adult Basic Education on the National Agenda
On May 28, 2008, in Thornton, Colorado, Obama laid out an exciting national agenda for education. Yet there was something conspicuously absent. Obama failed to mention Adult Basic Education. No matter how good a school and teacher, children raised by poorly literate parents are at a distinct disadvantage. The 4-million undereducated adults in the U.S. also means a diminished economy.
Read more »Create a poverty czar position for John Edwards
Obviously a cause synonymous with Edwards, creating an actual position would really help Obama with some of the lower income, non-college educated crowd. It would be a huge step in showing voters that he cares about this issue and wasn't just pandering for Edwards' endorsement. And why not promise to make it cabinet level once he's elected.
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Join John Edwards on a weeklong poverty tour
The Obama campaign should dedicate a week or even longer to join with John Edwards in highlighting poverty in America. This would force press coverage on the issue and speak to the concerns of Democrats. John Edwards is a responsible voice on behalf of the poor and Obama can display his dedication to the issue by making a concerted effort to address it.
Read more »Lead a day of fasting on behalf of third world hunger
The Obama campaign could encourage all concerned Americans to fast for a day, keeping in thoughts and prayers those who go hungry every day. Forget PR - this would simply be a noble thing to do.
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