http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/obama-endorsements-down-ballot-230194
Obama is set to make appearances in campaigns for state senate and assembly candidates, and will be endorsing 150 candidates across 20 states. It is his biggest investment in any-state level election and this down-ballot engagement is a one of his post-presidency political priorities. He will also be making 60 endorsements for House races.
This is important because in the midst/mess of presidential races, we forget that there are state and local governments that have their elections too. People also forget that the president doesn't get to just decide everything for the country. The Senate and House have a lot of say in what policies and bills get passed, so the people that are elected into those offices must not be ignored. President Obama is a democrat but many of his proposals have been shot down because the GOP is currently in control of the Senate. Also, during the second debate, Trump kept asking why Hillary didn't do anything when she was in the Senate, and she said that she was a senator with a republican president. All parts of the government must work together, but with such polarizing views and parties, there is never agreement. I think it is time that people, much like Trump, stop forgetting how the government works and participate in presidential AND local/state elections if they want to see productive change take place.
Paul Ryan also recently said that if the GOP loses the Senate, "a guy named Bernie Sanders becomes Budget Committee Chair." Which, hopefully, will give incentive to Sanders' biggest supporters, the millennials, to get out and vote.
Obama is set to make appearances in campaigns for state senate and assembly candidates, and will be endorsing 150 candidates across 20 states. It is his biggest investment in any-state level election and this down-ballot engagement is a one of his post-presidency political priorities. He will also be making 60 endorsements for House races.
This is important because in the midst/mess of presidential races, we forget that there are state and local governments that have their elections too. People also forget that the president doesn't get to just decide everything for the country. The Senate and House have a lot of say in what policies and bills get passed, so the people that are elected into those offices must not be ignored. President Obama is a democrat but many of his proposals have been shot down because the GOP is currently in control of the Senate. Also, during the second debate, Trump kept asking why Hillary didn't do anything when she was in the Senate, and she said that she was a senator with a republican president. All parts of the government must work together, but with such polarizing views and parties, there is never agreement. I think it is time that people, much like Trump, stop forgetting how the government works and participate in presidential AND local/state elections if they want to see productive change take place.
Paul Ryan also recently said that if the GOP loses the Senate, "a guy named Bernie Sanders becomes Budget Committee Chair." Which, hopefully, will give incentive to Sanders' biggest supporters, the millennials, to get out and vote.
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