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B2G

(9,766 posts)
Sun Jul 26, 2015, 01:51 PM Jul 2015

What should the top 3 priorities be in the Dem campaign in 2016?

Regardless of who ultimately gets the nomination, what should the top 3 priorities be that the candidate brings to the American people next year and hammer home as part of their campaign?

ETA to add mine:

1. Job growth
2. Police reform
3. Environment

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What should the top 3 priorities be in the Dem campaign in 2016? (Original Post) B2G Jul 2015 OP
The Environment.. it is the most important issue of our time.. Candidates need to run on this hard Peacetrain Jul 2015 #1
No one seems to get this -- a ruined biosphere "trumps" all other issues, because it "contains" them villager Jul 2015 #9
Raise wages, raise wages, raise wages. Warpy Jul 2015 #2
How about... Sinistrous Jul 2015 #3
Raise wages, raise taxes, global warming - nt TBF Jul 2015 #4
Jaw, jaw, jaw not war, war, war. leveymg Jul 2015 #5
Here are mine: PatrickforO Jul 2015 #6
voter registration, voter registration, and voter registration. L. Coyote Jul 2015 #7
What people are most concerned about... PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #8

Peacetrain

(22,878 posts)
1. The Environment.. it is the most important issue of our time.. Candidates need to run on this hard
Sun Jul 26, 2015, 01:53 PM
Jul 2015

if we destroy our environment.. every thing else is a moot point..

Run on what Democrats stand for, and we should all be in good shape..



 

villager

(26,001 posts)
9. No one seems to get this -- a ruined biosphere "trumps" all other issues, because it "contains" them
Sun Jul 26, 2015, 02:35 PM
Jul 2015

Nothing else can happen, once the planet is unable to support our current level of "civilization"

Warpy

(111,332 posts)
2. Raise wages, raise wages, raise wages.
Sun Jul 26, 2015, 01:54 PM
Jul 2015

The economy is going to SUCK until this is done. Not only does the economy suck, tax revenues stay low and programs are threatened.

PatrickforO

(14,586 posts)
6. Here are mine:
Sun Jul 26, 2015, 01:59 PM
Jul 2015

Economic reform (so corporations and the rich pay their fair share of taxes, and people who work 40 hours a week can live)

Stronger social programs (strengthen Social Security by lifting the payroll tax income cap, Medicare for all Americans, free state college tuition, more job training opportunities for welfare recipients)

Environment (if we don't address this, all other things are moot)

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
7. voter registration, voter registration, and voter registration.
Sun Jul 26, 2015, 02:10 PM
Jul 2015

Then the rest will take care of itself!

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