Liberal or conservative? You can be both
Listening to Adam Hamilton, the Democratic Senate nominee in Kansas, on Pod Save America, I felt something I hadn’t in a while: Hope. Hamilton laid out what a Democratic Senate could accomplish over the next six years: End the war in Iran, bring down gas and diesel prices, restore Medicaid coverage to those who lost it, and reclaim some of the power that has drifted to the President, starting with returning control over tariffs to Congress.
So what does this have to do with New Hampshire? Everything. Our U.S. Senate race pits Democrat Chris Pappas against Republican John Sununu, a MAGA-funded candidate who backs Medicaid cuts, wars of choice, privatizing Social Security, and Trump’s “Big Ugly Bill.”
When candidate Hamilton was asked if he is liberal or conservative, he said both. To be liberal is to be generous in spirit and open in mind, willing to rethink and reform how we see the world. To be conservative is to protect what matters: The values and traditions worth keeping.
That sounds a lot like our New Hampshire Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Chris Pappas. He may not be as bold or progressive as some of you would like, but he listens, keeps an open mind, and fights for what matters: Lowering the cost of living, expanding access to health care, backing a two-state solution that guarantees Israel’s security and Palestinians’ safety and self-determination, taking on predatory companies that exploit our veterans, and banning members of Congress from trading stocks.
I know many of us want bold, progressive change now. But change in America comes slowly, and this election isn’t the place to make a stand. It’s bigger than all of us. To retake the Senate and start righting the ship, we need Chris Pappas.