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ladym55

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Tue Sep 8, 2015, 11:30 PM Sep 2015

Time to Be the Canaries in the Coal Mine [View all]

Remember how Sherrod Brown always wears a lapel pin with a canary in a cage? It represents the canary in the coal mine that warned miners of danger. We can play that role when it comes to John Kasich's run for the White House. He is gaining in popularity and M$M is gushing about what a moderate he is.

We know better. We live here. We know what he did to local government budgets. We know how he has attacked public workers and unions. We know his Medicaid expansion was a cynical ploy to make himself look good outside of Ohio. We know how he has attacked access to women's health care. We know about the disasters of charter schools and the millions in public dollars pulled from public education to underperforming for-profit charters. We know that one child in four in Ohio is living in poverty and that our Infant Mortality Rate is either 47 or 48 (I've heard both numbers). We know that we are lagging behind much of the rest of the country in job growth.

Let's get the word out--especially to friends and relatives who don't live in Ohio. We need people all across the US to know just what John Kasich is all about.



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I agree, he worries me the most. He appears so sane. mountain grammy Sep 2015 #1
Absolutely! SoapBox Sep 2015 #2
I think that's part of why zentrum Sep 2015 #4
I concur. fbc Sep 2015 #3
There are no moderate Republicans. zentrum Sep 2015 #5
I have one of those pin from Sherrod liberal N proud Sep 2015 #6
Sigh ladym55 Sep 2015 #7
I have not seen the support education ad yet liberal N proud Sep 2015 #8
It shows up on local Cleveland TV news ladym55 Sep 2015 #9
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