Mitchel Desantis Payton Dimoff Christian Mechler Alex Postlmayr

Video Link- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORuUx_6J_xw

Melting Pot Party

Candidate Name: Harold C. Ohara Incumbent Name: Bradley A. Solomon Political Ideology: Centrical Party Logo:

Created by: Alex Postlmayr

Party Platform Ideologies: Pro-Welfare

-Poverty levels are at 32.3%. http://www.areavibes.com/chicagoil/near+south+side/employment/ -21% unemployment rate. http://urbanland.uli.org/industry-sectors/on-chicagossouth-side-whole-foods-pursues-new-markets/ Our party has the idea of spending more money on fields including law enforcement and education will create more jobs, employing more people. The government will play a role in this by actively funding the fields. The welfare funds will be continued and reduced by higher employment rates. The founding fathers would not agree with this because they felt the government would not have this power to poor people money.

Pro-Labor Unions
-17.5% of Illinois population are in a labor union. No data for Chicago area but it estimated that a majority of the union members live there. Goal of unions are to increase wages, increase benefits (health insurance, pensions, sick days, etc.) Most unions support Democrats because Democrats tend to vote in favor of working class http://areachicago.org/introduction-to-chicago-labor-unions/ Our party will approve of labor unions and not work to restrict their rights. The government will simply not get involved with these unions and refuse to restrict them

in minimal ways. The founding fathers would not agree with this because they felt factions would be dangerous (Publius 10 - James Madison). However, the party disagrees and does not believe factions would be dangerous to the current government.

Pro-Increased Police Force

- Huge crime rate in Chicago compared to national average. Last year Chicago experienced a record murder rate http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/il/chicago/crime/. Police are no longer responding to calls where the victim is not in immediate danger and if the offender is gone and is not expected to return immediately. http://news.msn.com/us/chicago-police-no-longer-responding-to-all-911-calls Our party will increase the budget for police forces to increase response and create more openings for police officers to enlarge task force. The government will approve spending only and overlook the funds;however, besides this no further action shall be required. Equality would be an explanation for this decision. Domestic tranquility is infringed if police forces are not able to respond to a citizens outcry immediately.

http://www.clrsearch.com/South-Chicago-Heights-Demographics/IL/Crime-Rate

Pro-Obama Care
-Compared to the state income at $48,000 to $50,000 the south side has an average of about $10,152. http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130108/BLOGS08/130109821/how-rich-is-your-

neighborhood. Obama care makes health care affordable for everyone. (more information on obama care http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacarebill.php) Our party will assure to implement obama care standards immediately to local hospitals. Standards will be inspected and further national government powers will be given to the state government to regulate the execution of these standards. Equality and Domestic Tranquility would justify these actions and supported by the founding fathers.

Pro-Public Education
-Poor education levels in Chicago schools. 79% of 8th graders arent reading at appropriate reading levels. http://cnsnews.com/news/article/us-department-education-79chicago-8th-graders-not-proficient-reading. Only 71% graduation rate from high school https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Public_Schools(granted Detroit public schools are about 25%) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Public_Schools Our partys platform states that greater school budget funds will be approved. The government will directly fund the system and overwatch the funds that they are appropriately used for the students and teachers. The founding fathers would approve of this in a sense of education Americas youth.

Political Cartoons:

http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Social%20state%20in%20danger_100923 (cards)

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Push Poll:
1) Are you planning on voting Harold A. Ohara to represent the district of South Chicago in this fall election?

2) Would you still vote for Representative Solomon if you knew he wanted to remove welfare from those who need it?

3) Do you want your kids to learn in a safe, updated academic environment? If yes, why would you still vote for Representative Solomon if you knew he voted for public school budget cuts? 4) Does the fact that Representative Solomons grandpa was part of the KKK change your opinion on him?

5) Are individual liberties and economic justices important to you? If so,would knowing that the Melting Pot Party supports both change your vote in favor of the party for the fall election? 6) Has the scandal involving Representative Solomon taking money from the education system to pay his own bills changed your vote for this election?