{"id":10318,"date":"2024-11-04T07:30:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T12:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/?p=10318"},"modified":"2024-11-04T13:50:39","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T18:50:39","slug":"the-confined-space-endorsement-kamala-harris-and-tim-walz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/2024\/11\/04\/the-confined-space-endorsement-kamala-harris-and-tim-walz\/","title":{"rendered":"The Confined Space Endorsement: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz"},"content":{"rendered":"

A<\/span>s we approach the most important election of our lifetime (yes, this time it really is), the Editorial Board of Confined Space<\/em> faces a difficult decision: Follow the “leadership” of some of the nation’s leading newspapers and billionaires (as well as one large union<\/a>) and refuse to endorse either candidate? Or go way out on a limb and take a stand?<\/p>\n

It’s a difficult decision:\u00a0 Fascism or Democracy?\u00a0 Women’s ability to make their own health decision, or “protection” by Donald Trump and Republican politicians? Environmental, workplace and consumer protections or judges who will “deconstruct” the administrative state, allowing corporations to control our lives and health? Ensuring workers rights and safety, or condemning them to be the vassals of their employers?<\/p>\n

Tomato Tomahto? Should we just hope everyone makes the right decision or make a strong statement for the right choice?<\/p>\n

Is this a close call?
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On what basis are we making this endorsement? Sure there’s fascism and controlling women’s lives, but the key question for publication is: “is it good for the workers?” Luckily, we don’t have to base our decision on hypotheticals. We have an entire Trump administration and an entire Biden-Harris administration to judge on.<\/p>\n

Look at the facts<\/h2>\n

First, Donald Trump:<\/p>\n