Politicians want you to think America is a country of two teams — left vs. right, liberal vs. conservative. Around here, we have our own versions of that divide: heartland vs. coast, urban vs. rural.
Maria doesn’t buy any of it. And neither should you.
The truth is that the vast majority of people in Ohio’s 14th want the same basic things. They want to afford a doctor’s visit without losing sleep over the bill. They want to retire with dignity. They want their kids to have real opportunities. They want a government that plays by the same rules it asks everyone else to follow.
The retired autoworker in Warren and the small business owner in Willoughby didn’t vote the same way last November. But they both need Social Security to be there. They both need healthcare they can afford. They’re both watching their grocery bills climb while corporations post record profits. They both feel like Washington works for someone else — just not for them.
That’s not a left problem or a right problem. That’s an everybody problem. And it has an everybody solution.
The Massive Middle is not about splitting the difference between two extremes. It is not about being evasive or refusing to take a stand. It is about recognizing that most people in this district are reasonable, hardworking, and want fundamentally the same things — and that our political system has been deliberately designed to make us forget that. To keep us fighting each other while the powerful few walk off with everything.
Union card or business license. Paycheck or pension. Maria is running for all of it.
Are you in the Massive Middle? We think you are.
Help send Maria Jukic to Washington to represent the massive middle in Ohio’s 14th Congressional District.