Hypothetical situ: It is a Single-Issue race for President. Pick your single issue from list below.

[magical thyme]

Climate change
Gun Control
De-escalate/end various and sundry wars in ME and Ukraine
De-militarize police/police violence
Trade/TPP/TPIP
LGBT rights
Wall Street
Social Security-protect and expand
Healthcare/Medicare for all

[Hortensis]

1. Where is total election and campaign finance reform?

I'd say climate change, but for a real attack on that we need to get Big Money out of politics and also otherwise implement the principle of one man, one vote.

[daleanime]

3. Great minds...

[sabrina 1]

7. That's my #1 issue also. Getting the money out of politics. As you say, until that happens

nothing else can be accomplished

And it is the main issue for 80% of Americans according to polls.

People understand now the corrupting effects of that money.

[ibegurpard]

8. indeed

It is the single most critical issue. How can we get meaningful action when affected interests are buying influence? Our current campaign system is utterly broken. And anyone who claims that it is a priority and yet works with Superpacs and raises corporate cash can't and won't do anything to change it.

[ancianita]

19. It's my single issue.

[daleanime]

2. Control of our own government.....

which we need to have before we can address so many other issues properly.

[lovemydog]

4. I'm sorry mt, I can't choose one.

They're all pretty important to me.

I suppose if I ranked them in order healthcare and social security would be at the top.

[magical thyme]

26. no need to apologize...

...you helped make my point(s).

[lovemydog]

36. Oh, well they are good points then.

[Xipe Totec]

5. Overturn Citizens United

If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes should fall like a house of cards. Checkmate.

[Bluenorthwest]

6. Do you really see all of those issues as free standing and unrelated one to the other?

How do you explain the fact that LGBT activists closed down Wall St three times over Healthcare issues while being brutalized by the police? Or the fact that the TPP is chock full of issues hugely important to the LGBT community including medical patents, immigration issues and yes, actual 'LGBT rights' not to be executed by TPP partner nations. The largest expansion of Social Security benefits in my lifetime recently happened as a result of LGBT efforts to gain equality, survivor benefits and other spousal benefits which had been denied to same sex couples are now rightfully theirs under the law.

Not even a single issue is a single issue.

[Myrina]

17. ^ this ^

exactly.

[marble falls]

9. There is no single issue. They're all too important. Thats why I am voting for Bernie.

[1StrongBlackMan]

10. No option #10 ... Racial Justice? ...

which is disconnected from De-militarize police/police violence.

(Just pointing out that you have, perhaps unintentionally, excluded an issue that is strongly associated with better than 1/4 of Democratic likely voters.)

[shraby]

11. To me, most important and it's not listed is the Supreme Court.

[Hortensis]

35. That's a real biggie, all right.

[restorefreedom]

12. no buying elections

as others have pointed out, until that is fixed, the other important issues don't have much of a chance.

[99Forever]

13. Public campaign finance.

All else flows from there.

[Armstead]

14. Wealth and Power

Those who hold those control every other issue.

[AgingAmerican]

15. Eventually climate change will be the only issue

nt

[Puzzledtraveller]

16. Jobs

I don't see it.

[Katashi_itto]

18. Hillary.

[Waiting For Everyman]

20. Of those you listed, Trade/TPP/TPIP

I too would put campaign finance first though. Without that, nothing else gets done.

Btw, I would require all public airwaves to carry campaign messages for free. The public owns them, and it's in the public interest, I see no reason why the media should be making billions off of the license we allow them to have. I think it's nuts. Of course, Citizens United has to go, that goes without saying.

[ibegurpard]

21. amen

[KoKo]

22. Can't do it. All those issues are #1 with me. n/t

[mmonk]

23. My single issue is doing the right thing which includes addressing all of the above.

[CharlotteVale]

24. My #1 issue is reproductive rights. The right to control my own body

is more important to me than anything.

But since that wasn't on your list I'll go with Social Security. Because if Democrats go after Social Security, and they most certainly have, there is nothing that is safe.

[magical thyme]

25. Thank you all for making my point(s)

1. long term, Climate Change will trump everything

1. Without getting control of goverment back (eg money out of politics, overturn CU) we can't move forward on anything else, including climate change, and

1. Once we get back control of government, there are many #1 issues (several of which are critical to my #1 climate change above)

[Todays_Illusion]

27. A dramatic increase in the minimum wage would be the most powerful non-government stimulus ever.

Where is the major minimum wage increase, that would allow more of us to participate in
the political life instead of working two or three part time jobs or hours of time trying to save a buck here and there?

Increasing the income of all working people, blue collar or white is the single issue that would have the broadest impact.

Major income increase for all U.S. workers earning under $500k/yr. would provide.

More income tax revenue for the government,

Dramatic reduction of spending for EITC and Food Stamp program, both income based.

More income provides money to save for retirement decreasing government aid for retirees who's SS is too tiny to sustain them.

More income to save for that down payment for a home.

More income to save start a small business.

A dramatic increase in the minimum wage would be the most powerful non-government stimulus ever.

[hrmjustin]

28. Too many issues but control of the supreme court is likely the biggest issue for me.

[cpompilo]

29. I don't have to choose a single issue from your because Bernie addresses all of them to my

liking. Thanks anyway for your post.

[yeoman6987]

30. Social security and expand

We need to do something before the republicans do it for us which will not be pretty.

[dem in texas]

31. Your list left off the most important thing - Supreme Court Replacements

Several of the present members will be retiring and it is important to have a Democrat as president or we will end up with more Scalias. Think of what would happen to our laws if the Republicans win, no more abortion, more campaign money flowing into politics, more power to the rich and large businesses, tear apart Obama Care, the list could go on and on.

Second most important is Gun Control

[Ichingcarpenter]

32. All of these are economic issues even racial justice

Each require the system to fund it and support it.

Racial Justice is tied to social justice, and economic justice...... and thus education, and socialization of our very young which requires teachers, sites for pre school and a program to reprogram them or at least start earlier than we do now, and that involves social and economic integration and monetary support.

My children's early education cemented their belief systems where they are less of an asshole than each passing generation.


LGBT rights ......... cost money to change each bureaucratic entity be it small or big.

Wars........ .well you are tipping on toes and the DOD budget and that's money... The private contractor and Lockheed and other parts of the MIC are gonna fight that..economic.

Climate Change?...........economic
See Naomi Klein new book and speeches


TPP/TPIP ........... economic


De-militarize police/police violence ....
economic.... training, education and
community outreach.......


Social Security.........taxes? economic no doubt

the others?........... well you know
it is the economic system that is not working
except for the 1%.

[hack89]

33. Where's jobs and the economy?

that's my top issue

[Maedhros]

34. In order to address climate change, we will need campaign finance reform.

As long as the nation is in a constant state of war, we will continue to be frightened into voting against our own interests such as campaign finance reform

To achieve campaign finance reform, we must first end the Global War on People Who Are In Our Way.

[olddots]

37. I have a huge issue with the Kardashians