American - Politician | May 4, 1981 -
Voters are okay with you believing something they don't believe, as long as they think you genuinely believe it, and you believe it because you care about them.
Jason Kander
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To improve the standard of living for working folks, we have to raise the minimum wage and empower workers to fight for their interests in an economic and political system that's stacked against them.
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I signed up for military service in the months following 9/11, and later, as a military intelligence officer, I felt called, like so many others, to volunteer for deployment and service in Afghanistan.
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Let America Vote will make the case for voting rights by exposing the real motivations of those who favor voter suppression laws.
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As a former Captain in the Army National Guard, I trained hundreds of soldiers to lead troops into combat.
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The men and women of the American military have the courage to follow orders. They deserve a commander-in-chief with the courage to give them.
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Because President Obama had an overall strategy, military and civilian leaders under his command could make reactive decisions that advanced the president's goals. In the military, we call that commander's intent: When there's a decision to be made and you don't have exact guidance at that moment, you at least know overall what your boss wants.
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The president is in charge of the military so that a single individual - accountable to Americans - is responsible for its successes and failures.
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As Democrats, when we try to determine who or what allowed Donald Trump to become president, we should look in the mirror.
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Democrats fell in love with the idea that winning elections was a matter of talking to voters about the one issue we think impacts them, instead of our plan to move the country forward as a whole.
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When Democrats concede the idea that some voters are not our voters, we shouldn't be surprised when those voters agree.
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Voters are smart. They know the difference between a Democratic Party that wants their vote and a Democratic Party that believes in making their life better. They'll forgive you for pushing a policy they don't like as long as they believe you're doing it because you genuinely believe it's what's best for the country.
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