Letter: Elect Walz, Dayton on Nov. 2

Our economy was on the brink of failure in the fall of 2008. This disaster was, in no small part, caused by Wall Street’s unregulated gambling of working Americans’ retirement savings and mortgages, massive tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans — which were supposed to do “trickle down” to the rest of us — and reckless leadership at the top.

Of course we’re all worried about what’s to come. But what’s concerning me more is the GOP’s “Pledge to America,” which is a recycled game plan from the Bush-Pawlenty era. The manifesto calls for irresponsible tax cuts for the richest, taking away patients’ rights and giving more power to health insurance companies to restrict coverage, as well as repealing the rules put in place to prevent Wall Street’s greedy profiteers from a replay of 2008. It’s really just a pledge to protect huge corporate interests at the expense of the working class.

Tim Walz is just the guy we need in Congress to prevent another financial disaster like 2008. He voted against the bailout, for significant Wall Street reform and supports pay-as-you-go rules. Unlike State Rep. Randy Demmer, Tim thinks some rules are necessary — and he’s playing by them.

Another key issue is redistricting of Minnesota. We must keep Republicans from gerrymandering to gain seats in the House of Representatives or our State Legislature. That means we must elect Mark Dayton as our governor. He will make sure redistricting is fair. This is especially important in Minnesota, where we’ve seen firsthand what the devastating policies of our outgoing governor have done.

I cannot overstate enough how important the November election is because national Republicans like Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh and our own Michele Bachmann are pushing their candidates and right-wing agenda. Help all Democrats to get out the vote Nov. 2.

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