Lynne's LiL Endorsement - Jamie for Congress

by Lynne

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Supporters 710
Raised  

06.05.2007
In watching this race since its very beginning, I have carefully evaluated each and every candidate in the Democractic primary. I’ve interviewed them, listened to their speeches, and have gone to all four candidate forums held so far.
In each and every case, on each and every issue, Jamie has come across as the candidate who best grasps the issues at hand, and who will be the most passionate progressive advocate for people, both in our district, and for the nation.
He is for:

• Single payer health care, and for restructuring our system to let go of profits, which are at complete odds with quality, affordable, universal care.


• Restructuring our trade – Fair trade, not free trade. Free trade has been a disaster for workers, for our nation, and for the countries our corporations are allowed to exploit. But we can do global trade better.


• Education – repealing the NCLB act, fully funding special ed which is crushing our schools, and increasing the quality of our education without the ineffective high stakes “standards testing” which has failed us.


• Defunding the war and getting our boys and girls home safely.


• True campaign finance reform, including publicly-funded campaigns. Jamie was the only state candidate in Mass elected on the short-lived Clean Elections law. He knows what that means – not being beholden to big money special interests but to the people of his district.

On these issues, and many more, Jamie has grasped the real problems we face – not the pat sound bite, but the root causes – and has real solutions, which he outlines so clearly on his website, putting his policy proposals out there for voters to digest – against common wisdom, which says a candidate should not get specific unless he has to. He was unequivocally a supporter, and hard worker, of Deval Patrick’s amazing grassroots campaign. And I have noticed, in all the debates and places where he speaks, he wins over the crowd with his truthful, bold, and progressive leadership.
Jamie is the best candidate for our district. I urge you to support him with your donation and your time.