United We Win!
Winston’s focus is on the issues that unite us – legislation that polls indicate has broad support from voters across the political spectrum. He does not duck discussion of the “wedge issues” that have been used to divide us. In fact, even on those issues, Winston works hard to find agreement and common ground.
Those two types of issues are divided into separate sections below. Ten proactive issues that unite us are included in “Our Promise to America” are listed first. Winston’s position on the four main “wedge issues” follows.
“Our Promise to America” is the centerpiece of Winston’s campaign because it is the
key to electing a genuinely democratic Congress that will pass the legislation that voters
want passed. The ten pieces of legislation included in Our Promise to America are
drawn from the Democratic Party platform.
Guarantee for True Full Employment
A guarantee of a socially-useful job for every worker that pays enough to “raise a family and live in dignity…
A Public Option for Health Insurance
Americans should be able to access affordable health insurance through a public option. Health care is a right, not a pr…
The Climate Crisis and Clean Energy
We cannot leave our children a planet that has been profoundly damaged. America should be running entirely on clean energy…
A Fair and Simple Tax System
We should offer tax relief to members of the working-class and middle-class. Corporations and the wealthy should pay their…
Employee Free Choice Act
The Workplace Democracy Act will make it easier for workers to exercise their right to form or join a union…
Fully Funded and Locally Controlled Schools
Every child, no matter who they are, how much their families earn, or where they live, should have a quality education…..
Public Financing Option for Candidates
We must amplify the voices of the American people through a small-donor matching public financing system for candidates for…
Fair Representation in Our Elections
We will bring our democracy into the 21st century by ending partisan and racial gerrymandering and make our government more…
Corporations are Not People
“Democrats support a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s decisions in Citizens United and Buckley…
Abolish the Electoral College
We will abolish the Electoral College and replace it with direct election of the president and vice-president using ranked-choice…
Other Issues
Corporate interests and the Republican Party have long used a handful of “wedge issues” to divide us – making it easier for them to conquer us and maintain power. “Our Promise to America” deliberately avoids these issues and focuses instead on proactive proposals that unite us because they have broad support across the political spectrum. A careful reading of Winston’s positions on these wedge issues will reveal an attempt on his part to compromise and find as much agreement as possible even on these divisive issues.
Immigration
We should secure our borders. We must also remember that we are a nation of immigrants. A nation built by immigrants…
LGBTQ Rights
There is no justification for infringing on anyone’s rights on the basis of their sexual orientation or identity…
Gun Control
No one is proposing taking guns away from law abiding citizens. We do need sensible legislation designed to curb gun vio…