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The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board endorses Murphy because we mostly approve of the policy positions espoused by him and other moderate Democrats. Those include a commitment to repair, rather than kill, Obamacare; respect for the hard-won rights of women, the LGBT community and minorities; a higher minimum wage; tax policies that benefit the middle class, rather than the rich; a pragmatic approach to relations with Cuba; deep concern about climate change; protecting Medicare and Social Security from privatization; and ensuring that the Second Amendment is not corrupted into a right for terrorists to buy assault weapons.
If Clinton is elected and the GOP still runs the Senate, the country will have to endure a repeat of the obstructionism typified by the Senate's refusal to let President Barack Obama replace the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. If Trump is elected and the GOP still runs the Senate, things could be even worse if Trump is allowed to pick justices who either are unqualified or intent on curtailing women's rights, minority voting rights and discrimination against LGBT people.
The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board endorses Murphy because we mostly approve of the policy positions espoused by him and other moderate Democrats. Those include a commitment to repair, rather than kill, Obamacare; respect for the hard-won rights of women, the LGBT community and minorities; a higher minimum wage; tax policies that benefit the middle class, rather than the rich; a pragmatic approach to relations with Cuba; deep concern about climate change; protecting Medicare and Social Security from privatization; and ensuring that the Second Amendment is not corrupted into a right for terrorists to buy assault weapons.
If Clinton is elected and the GOP still runs the Senate, the country will have to endure a repeat of the obstructionism typified by the Senate's refusal to let President Barack Obama replace the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. If Trump is elected and the GOP still runs the Senate, things could be even worse if Trump is allowed to pick justices who either are unqualified or intent on curtailing women's rights, minority voting rights and discrimination against LGBT people.