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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet
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Bernie gets my vote, first and foremost. He's the only major candidate ever (in the last 50 years) who is bringing up issues that the GOP and corporate Democrats (like Hillary) totally ignore or skip over. Dammit, we need universal health care NOW, not 50 years from now, if ever. The GOP is vehemently opposed to single payer or a national health care plan. Heck, the GOP/conservatives/libertarians are opposed to Medicare, Medicaid, the ACA and Social Security. They blather on about health savings accounts, tort reform and selling health insurance across state lines, which is all garbage and filth.First they mocked and ridiculed Bernie, then they ignored him and yet in spite of all the discounting of Bernie and his lack of corporate money, he has become a force to be reckoned with. Bernie is honest and addresses issues that resonate with many voters.All that being said, if Hillary wins the primary, then I will certainly vote for her in the general election, since the GOP candidates are horrific, ALL OF THEM. They offer the same old toxic sludge: lower taxes on the rich, less government regulations, personal responsibility and cut, cut, cut, slice and dice (kill off) Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and the ACA.