Sanders warns GOP midterm win would pull US ‘far, far, far to the Right’
In his latest call for urgent voter turnout efforts, Sen. Bernie Sanders warned Monday that Republicans are planning to drag U.S. politics significantly further to the right if they take control of Congress in next month’s midterms, pointing to their ongoing assault on democracy, support for tax cuts for the ultra-rich, and push for cuts to key social programs.
“This is the most important midterm election of the modern history of our country because we are taking on a political party, the Republicans, who literally are trying to undermine American democracy,” Sanders (I-Vt.) said in a video posted to social media late Monday as voters across the country took part in early voting amid mounting fears of right-wing intimidation ploys.
Sanders stated that “at a time when we face the existential threat of climate change, they couldn’t care less.” He further added that “at a time of massive income and wealth inequality, when the richest people are becoming phenomenally richer and working people are falling further and further behind, you know what Republicans want to do? They think it’s a great idea to give a trillion dollars in tax breaks to the top one-tenth of one percent.”
“They think it’s a brilliant idea when seniors can’t—in Vermont, all over this country—afford to heat their homes in the winter, can’t afford prescription drugs, you know what they want to do?…cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid,” Sanders added.
Sanders’ comments came a day after he expressed concern in a televised interview about Democratic turnout—particularly among young and working-class voters—and implored the party to sharpen its economic messaging with Election Day just two weeks away.
Early data shows more than 7 million ballots have already been cast across nearly 40 states. As CNN reported, “Pre-election voting remains on pace with 2018, the highest midterm voter turnout in recent history,” but “it’s still too early to say if total voter turnout will exceed 2018, as voting habits may have significantly shifted in recent years.”
In his remarks Monday, Sanders acknowledged frustration among many voters that “the Democrats in Congress have not done more to stand up and fight for working families.”
Originally published at Commondreams.org.
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