Fly the W for the Economy
2016 is an historic year. This moment has been a long time coming, and I can’t quite describe how powerful it is to see this. I’ll never forget where I was on that cold November night — the night the Chicago Cubs won the World Series.
Of course, I’m hoping I’ll have another historic moment to celebrate next week: the election of Hillary Clinton as the first woman president. The last time the Cubs won the World Series, women in the United States didn’t have the right to vote, and now we’re on the precipice of electing our first woman Commander-in-Chief. How’s that for progress?
And like the Cubs’ victory, we’ve spent years building to this point — to electing the first woman president and, just as important, another Democratic president who will build on the progress we’ve made over the past 8 years.
It hasn’t come easy. Remember the Cubs 2012 season? 61 wins, 101 losses. Yikes. And remember that when President Obama took office, our economy was in free-fall, losing 800,000 jobs a month? But steadily we’ve rebuilt the American economy. We cut taxes for middle class families, invested in infrastructure, and saved the American auto industry to bring us to a better place.
When I see that since February 2010, American businesses have created over 15 million new jobs, this is a pretty accurate representation of how I feel:
And I’m a really big fan of this chart. The lopsided numbers remind me fondly of game six of the World Series, when the Cubs ran up the score 9–3. Our last two Democratic presidents are pretty familiar with running up the score, but in numbers of jobs created rather than runs.
The good news has continued each month. In the latest census report, poverty was down and household incomes were up by 5.2%. That’s the largest single-year increases since they started tracking the statistic. Kind of feels like this:
Here’s the thing to remember — this is all at stake. The Cubs start next season at 0–0, just like the other 29 teams in the MLB, and they’ll have to fight to defend their championship. And on November 8, we have the opportunity to defend our progress and our growth. We can elect Hillary Clinton, an experienced leader with a plan to the invest in the middle class and make our economy work for everyone, not just those at the top. Or we can vote for Donald Trump, a businessman with six bankruptcies under his belt who is only looking out for the wealthiest Americans.
Just like any team, we know that we’re stronger when we come together. The middle class built this country, and we’re going to stand with the presidential candidate who stands with them. So let’s fly the W for the economy today, and don’t forget to vote on Tuesday. Visit IWillVote.com to get all the information you need to cast your ballot and defend our progress.
