the election results are in — and we now know who will be taking on Senator Merkley this fall.
Here’s what you need to know:
- She has been a national activist against the Affordable Care Act. She’s called for repeal of health care reform, and she’d put the insurance companies back in charge.
- Wehby is opposed to raising the federal minimum wage and making work pay for millions of Americans.
- She supports restrictions on a woman’s right to choose and would support Supreme Court justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade. And she’s won the support of some of America’s most radical anti-choice activists.
The bottom line?
When asked, Wehby couldn’t name a single thing that she disagreed about with Republicans in the Senate.
So, it’s no surprise that the Washington DC establishment and their SuperPAC pals are so enthusiastic about Monica Wehby.
Senator Mitch McConnell, who calls himself the “guardian of gridlock,” is 100% all-in for Wehby — as are numerous Republican Senators.
Karl Rove has raved about her in the pages of the Wall Street Journal. And Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are all-in, too.
But the thing that Merkley fans should be watching closest? Monica Wehby already has at least two SuperPACs on her side funded by wealthy out-of-state special interests. They went to bat for her in the Republican primary — to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars — and you can bet they’ll be swinging for the fences against Senator Merkley.
Let’s stand up for Jeff.
Senator Merkley is a proven progressive, making real progress on fixing the filibuster, holding Wall Street accountable, fixing the housing crisis, turning the dial back on climate change, ending LGBT discrimination, standing up to the Monsanto Protection Act, and making college affordable.
We know why the right-wing radicals and billionaires want to defeat Jeff Merkley. The only question is: What are we going to do about it?
Onward!
Alex
Be a Seed for Change 