‘I Have A Problem’: Swing-State Democrat C-SPAN Caller Says She’s Done Voting For Her Party
A Pennsylvania Democratic C-SPAN caller on Tuesday said she was done voting for Democrats amid dissatisfaction with the party over the ongoing government shutdown. The shutdown started on Oct. 1 after Democratic Senate…
A Pennsylvania Democratic C-SPAN caller on Tuesday said she was done voting for Democrats amid dissatisfaction with the party over the ongoing government shutdown.
The shutdown started on Oct. 1 after Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer rallied nearly all Senate Democrats to block a bipartisan funding bill. The caller suggested on “Washington Journal” that Democrats should vote to end the shutdown, particularly appearing to express concern about Americans potentially losing food aid on Nov. 1.
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“I am a Pennsylvania Democrat. And I would like to tell my party and those that the American people voted for to be sitting in those chairs that they need to vote yes,” the caller said. “And I don’t know if everybody gets their news from social media, but I have watched for the past couple of days the YouTube and the people that are receiving the benefits stating what their plans are. And I don’t want to be in the grocery store when this goes down.”
“I have a problem with my party, and I’m not going to change my party,” she continued. “I just won’t vote for a Democrat.”
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which distributes food assistance to over 40 million Americans, will lose funding on Nov. 1 unless Congress acts.