Enough.

I’ve had quite enough of political campaigns evoking 9/11 and terrorism as a means of ginning up votes.  I’ve had enough of political ads that focus on tearing an opponent down, as opposed to lifting the country up.  I’ve had more than enough of a political discourse that consists of fear mongering and character attacks.  I’ve had enough of the assumption that the American people aren’t capable of engaging in a dialog that’s grounded in issues and ideas, the assumption that we’re interested in political posturing, that we lack the maturity to navigate the substance of our candidate’s arguments and would rather focus on the window dressing of their campaigns.

This ad from the Tedisco campaign is a tragic reminder of what our politics is often reduced to:

It’s an Ad says more about Jim Tedisco and the Republican Party then it does about Scott Murphy.  It reminds me of something that Joe Biden said during the 2008 Presidential campaign:

“What do you do when you have nothing to say? You talk about the other guy.”

The Republican party wonders why they’re having trouble with young people? Well, wonder no more.  It’s because of tactics like these, tactics that embrace divisive generalizations by offering no solutions while ignoring substantive differences.  Mr. Tedicso, we’re not scared so don’t try and frighten us. We are optimistic about the future, a future that will consist of Scott Murphy in Congress working in concert with the President to pass a budget and an agenda that will beneift our generation.  An agenda that consists of innovative solutions for tackling climate change, health care and education.  An agenda that consists of proposals, a budget that consists of numbers, and a promise to act with the future of our generation in mind.

Anything less is not sufficient, not in this moment.  MYD members come phonebank for Scott Murphy tomorrow 6pm-9pm- 461 Park Ave South @31st Street 10th floor.

We need you… because when our country finds itself in moments like these, moments that demand cooperation and respectful debate in search of real solutions, enough must be enough.