Kane County Democratic News

December Talking Points

In One Month, Americans’ Health Care Costs Will Skyrocket Because of Trump and Republicans

  • On January 1st, 22 million Americans will be hit with health care premiums that are more expensive by an average of 114% because Trump and Republicans are turning their backs on tens of millions of Americans who rely on ACA tax credits to afford their health insurance. 
  • Americans across the country have pleaded with Trump and Republicans to make good on their promise to bring down costs, but Trump has refused time and time again.
    • Trump pushed back against a health care proposal from his own White House, declaring that “somebody said that I want to extend them for two years. I don’t want to extend them for two years. I’d rather not extend them at all.” 

Trump’s Second Term Approval Ratings Hit All-Time Low

  • New polling shows that Donald Trump’s approval rating has reached a new low for his second term.
    • Just 36% of Americans approve of his job while 60% disapprove.
    • Trump’s approval is down even among Republicans and independents.
  • Barely a year since being sworn in, Trump is underwater on all major issues — from health care to the economy.  

Democrat Aftyn Behn is Campaigning on Affordability Ahead of Tomorrow’s Special Election in TN-07

  • Democrat Aftyn Behn is running for Congress on a platform of lowering grocery prices and making life more affordable for Tennesseans.
    • Meanwhile, her opponent supports Trump’s Big Ugly Bill and has said there is “nothing” Trump has done that he would oppose.
  • REMINDER: TN-07 is a Trump +22 district and Republicans and the right-wing ecosystem are pulling out all of the stops to get their candidate over the finish line.
    • Republicans have spent close to $4 million and deployed both Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson to try to save Van Epps. 

Trump Escalates His Cruelty Against Immigrants

  • Following last week’s horrific shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., Donald Trump is once again politicizing a tragedy, ramping up his anti-immigration agenda. He’s vowing to:
    • Reexamine green cards issued to legal residents from 19 different countries. 
    • Pause all asylum decisions from “third world” countries.
  • To carry out Trump’s whims, the Department of Homeland Security is diverting resources away from investigating child predators, cracking down on human trafficking, and stopping terrorism to enforce policies that the majority of Americans don’t support.
    • REMINDER: Americans want a common-sense approach to immigration that builds pathways for citizenship while strengthening border security — the kind of bipartisan framework that Trump torpedoed last year.

Shareable Content

Democrats on X: TN-07, it’s your turn. Remember to vote for @AftynForTN this Tuesday, December 2, because when we VOTE, we WIN.

Ken Martin on Bluesky: Democrats are building momentum. We’re all gas, no brakes. Let’s do everything we can to chip away at the GOP’s House majority. This Tuesday, get out and vote for Aftyn Behn (@aftynbehn.bsky.social) if you live in TN-7!

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