Who Cares about Us?
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008by Paul & Sarah Edwards
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The Presidential primaries are sizzling right now and that’s good for us! Right now there are actually nail-biting, edge-of-the-seat contests within both parties and no clear winners in sight. This means that at least until February 5th, when 23 states will hold a caucus or primary, we in the middle class have a better chance than usual to scrutinize the candidates to see if the middle-class concerns, hopes and fears matter to them.
Do any of them care about us? Some pundits say none of them really do, that they’re all too beholden to industry lobbyists and mega corporate donors. Yet some candidates are saying they do care. Some have expressed concerns about the rising pressures we’re facing, our dwindling numbers and the growing gap between the rich and the poor. But do they really care, or are such comments only spins and convenient sound bites thrown out because they know we still make up most of American voters?
We’ve each got to determine for ourselves who, if anyone, really care and we have to do it right now because February 5th is less than a month away. So how can we get beneath the spin? Well … first (more…)
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