There are US Senate seats up in many states. NY has three main people on the ballot but only two are actually tracked in the media. Me? I was hardly covered because I am a Democrat running as an Independent, and didn't get the signatures needed for ballot status. The third party candidate, Colia Clarke running with the Green Party won't be included in the debate either Wednesday in Saratoga Springs.
So what are your alternatives? Wendy Long is the Republican and surely represents the 1% very well. But don't jump to conclusions. As I've posted here, you can see the PAC money influence from gas, oil and nuclear polluters to Gillibrand ( The Real Donations to Gillibrand), prove her support of 'safe fracking' comes from these lobby money influences. Voting against her own Democratic Senator Herb Kohl's bill to reduce Rx drug costs shows her big Pharma money influences. She voted against labeling GMO's which really ticks off people who are not Monsanto fans for potentially harming the public.
So the alternatives are poor.
My platform includes major student loan reform proposals I've written, banning fracking federally, creating green energy jobs via manufacturing residential and commercial heating and cooling products, electric and even air driven vehicles, etc. I also would try to serve veterans, of which I am as well as lowering health care costs by getting the insurance industry further away from controlling medical care decisions and policy.
Attack by some is expected, but for those of you, like me, that will fight against compressor stations from being built in small towns like Minisink NY, or capping student loan interest at 3% public and private, then write me in November 6th in NY as your next US Senator....a real progressive, not a fake one.
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