Florida voters face a stark choice at the top of their ballot. The Former President Trump makes “drill, baby, drill” and “frack, frack, frack” one of his main mottos in his campaign—derived from the “culture wars” and anti-science belief that changing our existing/historic marriage to the fossil fuels industry will be bad for our economy and jobs market. In contrast, VP Kamala Harris has supported green energy and the new jobs that this will produce, as part of the necessary transition away from fossil fuels, to mitigate the damage, they have done to the planet’s ecosystem. At Third Act Florida we view this component of each candidate’s platform as the existential issue for the whole planet, the State of Florida and life as we know it for future generations and our grandchildren.
Kamala Harris has actively supported the new climate initiatives of the Biden administration, including the IRA (Inflation Reduction Act) and BIIL (Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment Law) that are leading to a broad spectrum of clean energy infrastructure investments, that will pay dividends by creating in industries and jobs in decades to come.
At the same time, Third Act Florida is committed to protecting our small-d democracy from threats that are looming as the election nears. Already, Republicans up and down the ticket are raising questions about the integrity of our elections, after throwing up new barriers to voter participation in many states. Neither party would like to see a repeat of the Jan. 6 takeover of the Capitol. We will need a broad and convincing coalition to make the results of the election beyond question, and ensure a smooth transfer of power to the new administration. We learned as young people that democracy is not a spectator sport.
On these and so many other issues, we believe that a new Harris-Walz administration will serve to unify our country and continue the progress that we have made on these and other fronts. Another Trump term would be disastrous. Make your vote count!