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West Virginia Democrats Poised to Vote on Tuesday

May 9, 2008

Many of you may not know that I grew up in West Virginia. As a young boy we were told that the whole world was ahead of us and that all we needed to do was to dream. If you don’t know many people from West Virginia, you may not know that once you are a Mountaineer, it is always in your heart.

The great people of the Mountain State have the chance this Tuesday to make history and deliver a decisive win for Hillary Clinton. Even though the mainstream media has been bombarding us with the message that this election is over, that we need to move beyond the primary battle and focus on the general election, we know that we can send the message on Tuesday that Barack Obama does not speak for all of us and that he does not possess the same virtues that make the people of West Virginia so great.

Mine is a familiar story that mirrors so many young people from the state of West Virginia. After graduating college, the job market was bleak. Eventually I had to leave West Virginia to be able to secure a job, but not before having tried to find employment throughout the state.

As West Virginians, we know that for the last seven years, President Bush has given tax breaks to the wealthy, protected the oil and drug companies, and encouraged companies to leave this country and take our jobs overseas. The economy of our great state and country is hurting and President Bush has failed to take decisive action.

It is time to choose a president that will look after the average citizen that does not make enough money to enjoy the Bush tax cuts. If you look at the economy the promises of these tax policies have not come to fruition. Actually, quite the opposite has happened. Giving tax breaks to the wealthy was supposed to create more jobs for Americans. Well, all we need to do is look around and talk to our neighbors to find out that his policies failed miserably.

Too many West Virginians are living pay check to pay check, and with the rising gas prices, often don’t have enough at the end of the month to make it through. Many don’t have the insurance to be able to afford the health care that they deserve. Many are losing their homes to foreclosures, yet we read in our papers that President Bush is going to veto the help that Congress wants to pass.

It is long overdue for the people of West Virginia, and the people of this country, to have a president that fights and stands up for us. Hillary Clinton has a proven track record of working hard for all of us in issues like health care, children’s rights, and making sure that veterans have the health care that they so deserve.

This Tuesday, West Virginia has the opportunity to send the message to the national democratic party that we don’t want this primary to end until all of our voices have been heard. I urge you to go to the polls and let Hillary know that we want her to keep fighting for us. Send the message that we aren’t happy with Barack Obama. Call your friends and relatives and make sure that they can get to the polls. Every vote counts!

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Posted by Jason Rowsey | Filed Under Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, election | 9 Comments