The election is now two weeks from this coming Tuesday! Sooner if you have early voting in your state. $Rump and his Senatorial minions have made it all too clear that we need BIG change in both the White House and Senate, to reverse everything $Rump has done and at the same time progress forward from there.
You know who to vote for, for President and Vice President. So let’s look at the Senate. There are 35 seats in the US Senate up for grabs in the 2020 election. Of these, 23 are currently held by Republicans. We need to take those seats and hold onto the 12 we have. Of course, with the Reptublicans misogynist and the Democrats supportive of women’s rights, and the Senate the gatekeeper to the courts, all races are of vital interest to women. But let’s review some of the races with women in them. Unfortunately, there are several women Reptublican Senators. These women are not our friends; in their races, you may feel a need to vote for the guy!
The below will alert you to some races where you might want to donate or volunteer for the remaining 2 weeks. There are many issues we can examine, but to see where they stand on women’s issues, female Reptublican candidates were Googled regarding abortion. Surely if they break with their party, it will be over abortion, right? ;-)
We’ll review more of these races in future weeks.
Arizona: Martha McSally, R incumbent. Mark Kelly, D challenger. Of course, I love him because he is known as Gabby Giffords’ husband! Big issue for him, then, is gun control. McSally has said she is “pro-life” with three exceptions, rape, incest, and life of the mother. www.azcentral.com/… More about their race here, www.azcentral.com/…
Delaware: Chris Coons, D incumbent. Lauren Witzke, R challenger. He is considered safely re-electable, but you never know. Witzke is “extremely pro-life” and anti-Ruth Bader Ginsburg. www.timesofisrael.com/… Sigh. You might want to throw a few bucks at Coons just for that!
Georgia: Kelly Loeffler, R appointed. 20-candidate special election. Rev. Raphael Warnock leading Dems, top 2 runoff in January, www.bloomberg.com/… Rev. Warnock is pro-choice:
The pastor responded to Bryant’s question by declaring that he believes that health care is a “human right” and “something that the richest nation in the world provides for its citizens.”
“[A]nd for me, reproductive justice is consistent with my commitment to that,” he stated. “I believe unequivocally in a woman’s right to choose.”
Warnock argued that a woman’s decision to have an abortion as “something that we don’t want government engaged in,” adding that such a decision is “between her and her doctor and her minister.”
More details at www.christianpost.com/…
Idaho: Jim Risch, R; Paulette Jordan, D. www.spokesman.com/… You know who to root for.
Iowa— Joni Ernst, R incumbent; Theresa Greenfield, D challenger.www.vox.com/… Ernst is “protecting life,” www.ernst.senate.gov/…
Kansas: Pat Roberts, R incumbent is not running for reelection, but was predicted to be replaced by another R. Now the race has become competitive! Barbara Bollier, D challenger, is looking promising. slate.com/…
Kentucky: You could reasonably argue that Mitch McConnell, Senate majority leader, is King of the Reptublicans even over $Rump, as he continues to save $Rump’s rump and all his ilk from consequences. Hopefully Kentuckians are finally as tired of him as they are of the pandemic. His challenger, Amy McGrath, is a moderate and war hero, so this year has a shot.
Maine: Susan Collins, R incumbent is famously concerned, amongst other reasons, because Sarah Gideon, D challenger, may actually beat her. www.economist.com/… Collins has weakly supported abortion rights, including confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Ms. Gideon is attacking her on exactly these issues. www.cnn.com/…
More next time! Meanwhile, please check with your state if it’s not listed here and find out more about your Senate candidates! Be sure you’re registered to vote, and consider voting early in person! If you are at risk, request an absentee ballot and drop it off before Election Day.
