It’s Up to Us

On Nov. 7, a handful of voters will decide if we will have another two years of Republican corruption and abuse of authority. The outcome of these races will determine the political environment for the 2008 presidential election and years to come. 

Easily forgotten is how close 15 of the Republicans’ victories were in 1994. Had Democrats in key districts won a combined 52,000 more votes, there would have been no “Speaker Gingrich.” That failure continues to devastate our country. 

Yes, the Mark Foley/Dennis Hastert scandal has the Republicans on the defensive and has opened up unlikely districts with only weeks to go. But we can’t get carried away with premature celebration—it’s still a very tough fight that will be decided by a few thousand votes in a dozen districts. 

Take a look at this list. You can be sure that on Nov. 8 there will be another list of races decided by such small margins. It’s up to us whether those names will deliver change or more of the same. 

This is our responsibility. 

Mike Podhorzer 
Deputy Political Director 
AFL-CIO 

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