What issue facing nation most important to you? YOUR HELP IS NEEDED
The first presidential debate of 2020 is set for 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29.
Millions are expected to watch Democrat Joe Biden take on incumbent President Donald Trump, a Republican, on a list of topics expected to include Trump and Biden’s records; the Supreme Court; COVID-19; the economy, race and violence in American cities and the integrity of the election.
We asked Facebook users to identify the one issue most important to them. Several people offered multiple concerns.
Here is a sample of responses:
■ “Abortion is the only issue. Protect the most vulnerable and innocent: babies. — Sam Ronicker
■ “If (re)elected, what will you do to ensure the protection of marginalized people in our society?” — Sarah Caplan
■ “LAW AND ORDER. Economy.” — Holly Page Brown
Foran upcoming edition of the Ideas andVoices page, Iamseeking localRepublican, Democratic and undecided voters willing to share theirthoughts on issues important to them. Those selectedwill be askedto participate in small panels about the upcoming election. Interested? Email meat arobinson@DaytonDailyNews. com. Include yourname, cityof residence and phone number. My columnwill return nextweek.
■ “Another stimulus. People need food. People need health care. People need help with rent/mortgage. Police reform. An honest election.” — Garnet Bruja
■ “I need to know how these candidates are going to address police brutality and install real police reform.” — Danny Thomas
■ “Election integrity.” — Kat Walsh
■ “Bringing this country together!” — Jill Hansel Erwin
■ “The pandemic. Little can get better in this country until this elephant in the room is under control.
Half the country hangs on Trump’s every word when we should be hanging on the words of our public health officials and scientists.” — Janet Neu
■ “No. 1: What is your specific plan to bring the pandemic under control, especially in light of the number of people who just won’t take mitigation measures? No. 2 What is your specific plan to make
sure everyone is able to get health care?” — Saul Caplan
■ “Jobs/Economy! With money all things are possible.” — Jason Matthews
■ “Health care and basic human rights.” — Becky Rowley Taylor
■ “How will you assure Americans can’t be
thrown off their insurance for preexisting conditions or for becoming sick from an expensive diagnosis?” — Mary Robertson
■ “Pandemic and climate change. Both need serious attention now.” — Ann Stevens
■ “Climate change, protecting the Earth for future generations.” — Bri Schrader
■ “What will you do as president to encourage Americans to seek peace and understanding amongst ourselves and how will you encourage other elected officials to follow suit?” — Todd Lucas
■ “Pandemic testing and defense production act.” — Harvey Daye Jr.
■ “Global warming” — Janelle Wood
■ “Health care.” — Teresa Talley
■ “How messy our voting system has become (with) gerrymandering, less and less polling stations/machines, and actively excluding/suppressing other parties.” — Kristi Kunkel-Shepler
■ “Health care/Medicare for All (or something damn close to it).” — Laura Loges
What do you think?
Contact Dayton Daily News Ideas and Voices Editor Amelia Robinson at edletter@coxinc.com. Letters to the editor on this and any other issues must be 150 words or less. For consideration, include your full name, the city in which you live and a daytime phone number in the email.
Thefirst presidential debateof 2020 is set for 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29.