Democrats Need Your Support
By President Clinton, Oct 24, 2002
On
November 5th, Americans will head to the polls. This election is an important
one for our families and for our nation. The stakes could not be higher. The slim
margin of the Democratic majority in the Senate means that every one of the 34
seats at stake has enormous significance. The DNC's resources are spread perilously
thin. Chairman McAuliffe tells me that Democratic candidates in races across the
country are urgently in need of your support.
It
is your support that will help us
get on and stay on the right track.
Just look at all we were able to do together during my administration. We had a prosperous economy; eliminated the deficit and paid down the debt; lowered crime and welfare rates; made the air and water cleaner for our children; and preserved the great gifts of our national forests and waterways for generations to come.
Twenty and one half million new jobs, 7 million people out of poverty, 35 million Americans using the Family and Medical leave Act, record home ownership and college enrollment. How did we accomplish so much? By working together and electing Democrats. America needs strong leaders. Leaders who believe in the security of America both inside and outside of its borders.
Won't you lend your support at this critical time?
The current House leadership does not share the Democrats' commitment to a balanced budget, affordable healthcare, a clean environment, or corporate responsibility. But next month with your support we have the opportunity to shift the power back to the Democrats. We only need to regain 6 seats to take hold of the House, and put the leadership of our nation into more responsible hands.
If you and I can help the Democrats hold their majority in the Senate, reclaim the House, and regain the majority of governorships in America the Democratic Party will have the influence it needs to strengthen the nation. Once again, you will be able to count on Democrats to balance the budget, safeguard Social Security, provide quality public education, and protect the environment.
Democrats
will build an America that
puts the concerns of people first.
From my conversations with citizens across the country, I know that many Americans are concerned about the future of Social Security, about their retirement savings, and about how they will pay for their health care and medications as they grow older. Still others worry about holding on to their jobs and having enough money and support to care for their children and aging parents.
Our future and the futures of those we love lay heavy on our hearts and minds these days. But we are blessed to live in a country where we don't just have to worry about the future: we can do something about it. So, with elections fast approaching, let us be unwavering in our commitment to the Democratic vision of our country and our world.
Let us recommit ourselves to electing Democratic leadership.
The
time is now. We need you now.
We cannot win without you.
Please be generous and give today. And make sure you cast your vote on November 5th for Democratic candidates. You have the power to put the country back on the right track with your vote and your gift to the Democratic Party.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Bill Clinton
Paid for and authorized by the Democratic National Committee
The conservative UK magazine The Economist underscores every word President Clinton wrote above. "A month ago it looked as if the Democrats stood a good chance of taking both Houses. Now, thanks to Mr Bush's tireless campaigning and relentless focus on Iraq, the Republicans have a reasonable chance of picking up seats in the House and retaking the Senate. No wonder they regard him as the best thing that has happened to their party since Mr Reagan." See: Partisan-in-chief, Economist Magazine, Oct. 17, 2002.
But Bush is the worst thing that's happened to America that time. Let's recap the two years since "George Bush's mandate-less victory over Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election [which] led many to expect that his cabinet would be strongly bipartisan and weakly conservative."
Bush put his extreme right wing ideology and special interests over the national interest when he "picked a managerial team of both co-operative and confrontational conservatives, including the controversial John Ashcroft. Despite pretending otherwise, he has proved as partisan a president as America has had."
This belies Bush's campaign promises to "change the partisan tone" in Washington. The Republicans hope to retake the Senate so they can repeat the right-wing blitz we witnessed before Sen. Jim Jeffords' left the Republican Party. During Bush's first 100 days, the right-wing dominated Congress passed a $1.3 trillion tax cut mainly for the super rich.
Bush "pull[ed] out of a variety of international agreements, including the Kyoto Protocol." He "also touted unpopular plans for a missile-defence shield," neglecting terrorist threats and other critical national concerns. See: George Bush, The Economist, Oct. 17, 2002.
As President Clinton explained, the stakes could not be higher on November 5th. This is the most critical election of our lifetime. Don't wake up the morning of November 6th with pangs of regret, knowing you should have done more.
You must contribute whatever you can afford as an investment in America's continued freedom and democracy. Tell all your friends and relatives to vote a straight Democratic ticket to prevent the Republicans from obtaining and abusing absolute power. Do everything you can from now through Election Day to save our nation from the Bush Occupation.
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