Levi Murphy Rally
Reno, NevadaWhile the Senator was backstage preparing himself for the rally, practicing a few lines, sipping on a bit of water, the campaigns manager in Nevada would preface the crowd prior to Levi arriving on stage.
The Hispanic woman who was the Levi Campaign Manager for Nevada took to the stage. The crowd cheered for her, she was clearly known by some of the enthusiasts of the Senator. She was handed the microphone and began speaking.
"This is the kind of crowd I like to be around," she said, the crowd roared in excitement. "I like to be around progressives, activists, working class families and communities, the kind of people that will push forwards with a new politics. I remember how we were all inspired by the radical, yet common sense platform of Baginski in 2016. Medicare for All, free college and the elimination of medical and student debt, the legalization of marijuana nationally, fair immigration reform, putting working people first with higher minimum wages across this nation. He inspired a movement, one that transcends the color of your skin, your creed, your sexuality or your gender. We are working class, we are young, we are old, but most of all: we aren't afraid. The mainstream media tried to tell us that Baginski was too far left, when really all he was proposing was fair solutions to the major problems we were facing. And solutions that the majority of industrialized countries around the world already had. The spark left by Baginski is the spark that lit the torch of this campaign. Senator Levi Murphy inherited the guts, the vigor and the drive from Baginski. Levi is the only one talking about Medicare for All, the only one talking about a Green New Deal. Levi is the only one who should even be considered a real progressive. Let's welcome him to the stage, the next President of the United States of America. Senator. Levi. Murphy!"
The Senator jogged on stage.
Twisted Sister's 'We're Not Going to Take It' played in the background. He spent a moment waving to the crowd and shaking the hands of the few in the front row who were reaching their hands out. He music began to soften moderately as Levi took to the podium and gave his manager a hug, she then left the stage and the lights were positioned onto the Senator.
"Thank you, Rosa. It's true. Baginski built a movement. Many of you in the crowd were all supporters of him. So was I! I was one of the first to endorse Baginski because I, like many other, believed in his message. I still believe, had it been Baginski vs Wolf, Wolf would still be on his pathetic Fox News talkshow." The crowd laughed and cheered. "Baginski helped build this movement and we plan to carry his torch to the end of the line! But people like us shouldn't be the exception, because the Democratic Party was in fact far more radical, ambitious than people claim it can be today. The Democratic Party is a party of generations of advocacy, activism, the party of FDR, Kennedy, the party of the unions and the party for racial justice. So, let's take it back! It was FDR who believed in Medicare for All, it was Johnson who also believed in Medicare for All. It was Kennedy who said that the U.S. was falling behind in healthcare! Now look at us, we are not longer just behind, we lose 40,000 Americans each year due to the healthcare crisis facing our country. This not only impacts the poorer states in our union, it hits everybody and everyone. I would dare say that everyone here would know someone under insured or uninsured. That might be some of you here. If that is you, I want to say sorry. Sorry that our political environment will not reject the donations from big pharma and I'm sorry that you're suffering from the neglect of the political establishment in this country. But, we need to fight back. Organize, volunteer, donate, fight back! Yes, we are in favor of Medicare for All! No, there is no middle ground on this issue! It's either Medicare for All, providing universal healthcare to all citizens your plan leaves millions uninsured. No, the public option is not good enough! Keeping private insurance is not good enough!" The crowd roared along, yelling 'not good enough'. "Our political establishment is not good enough. Time to kick them out!"
Levi paused, looking out into the crowd. "We need to begin to demand more from our elected representatives. Demand more, not less. We need to ask ourselves why our elected representatives are voting against measures to institute sensible, progressive reform from prison reform, to healthcare reform, to education reform. We need to take a sledgehammer to the hivemind in Washington D.C. and clean out the swamp for real, this time. Wolf's fake populism did not end the swamp, President Wolf is the biggest swamp creature there. His cabinet is picked straight from Wall Street: trust me, if I am President, anyone from Wall St, big pharma, the military industrial complex, they're gone. I won't even listen to what they have to say. They've had too much sway over our politics for so long it's time to give the power to the people, not the major corporations. Restore power the people, like the John Lennon song. Power to the People! We must ban all corporate donations to political campaigns, ban lobbyists, clean Washington D.C. out. Let's make our voice heard, let's make this political revolution real, and demand more from your politicians. Because, at the end of the day, you are their boss, not the other way around."
"We must also demand more from the other Democratic Presidential candidates. Why, why are the other candidates attending fancy, elite fundraisers with the wealthy and well-doing! It's time to call these people out, who do they represent? What kind of people can afford thousands of dollars for one ticket to attend an elite dinner to hear them speak. This is part of demanding more, having a D next of your name doesn't make you good. The only pocket I've got my hand in is the pocket of big US." The elicited clapping and laughter. "Why are you, Jillian Dayton, Ben Little, Emily Davenport and Erika Goldman, attending secret, closed-door fundraisers away from the public eye and scrutiny. I'm not good at patting the people in power on the back, I'm for giving a voice for the working class communities of this country. In may be a problem of mine that I am unwilling to play their games, that I am unwilling to hire these establishment advisers to my campaign. We are, instead, running a campaign for the many, not the few. To get real progressive representation, to fight for the working class and downtrodden, to not take 'no' as an answer and continue to demand more."
"So if I have to say one last thing to you all before we continue our political revolution across Nevada and this country, help continue to light it! We need to mobilize our coalition on caucus day to win and to win big, so that there is no question that the people endorse progressivism and working-class politics, not elite fundraising and 'middle ground' concessions.go to our website, volunteer if you can, donate if you can, share our campaign material if you can, enroll to vote, of course! Get your family, friends, cousins, all of them, to enroll! Let's win Nevada, for the many, not the few."