I often think about what I would say — what succinct and deliberate message I would offer — if one member of Utah’s Washington delegation ever put out their hand and said, “I’m Senator/Representative (fill in the blank), and I hope I can count on your vote this November.
It would happen so quickly as they moved on to the next nameless face. What might make an impression?
Would it be:
1. You said “No” to the sick and starving when you allowed USAID to be shuttered.
2. You said “No” to hungry children when you voted to eliminate SNAP benefits.
3. You said “No” to Ukraine. Shame on you. “Yes” to Vladimir Putin.
4. You said “No” to the promise of America when you allowed rescinding birthright citizenship and started rounding up those brown people.
5. You said “No” to health care for the poor when you voted against Medicaid.
6. You even said “No” to The Muppets (NPR). Really, you don’t like Muppets?
I won’t bore our readers with the things we already know you hate: women’s rights, protections against domestic violence, clean energy. You don’t even like clean air and water.
I guess, simply stated, my answer in that moment would just be, “No.”
Sherrie M. West, Park City
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