Terry Adams in 2014 TN Senate debate
On Abortion:
Pro-choice
Both Adams and Ball are in sync with contemporary Democrats on issues like women's rights and support for gays.
Both are for raising the minimum wage and for expansion of Medicaid and protection of Medicare and Social Security from privatization schemes.
Source: Memphis Flyer on 2014 Tennessee Senate race
Aug 6, 2014
On Civil Rights:
Pro-gay rights
Both Adams and Ball are in sync with contemporary Democrats on issues like women's rights and support for gays.
Both are for raising the minimum wage and for expansion of Medicaid and protection of Medicare and Social Security from privatization schemes.
Source: Memphis Flyer on 2014 Tennessee Senate race
Aug 6, 2014
On Corporations:
Democracy is hijacked by corporations & special interests
Adams wondered out loud about a choice between Lamar Alexander, "a servant of Wall Street," or "Terry Adams, who will be a fierce advocate for Tennessee's Main Street," asking, "If we give Tennessee that choice, who do you think they will choose?"He
continued: "This country's $17 trillion in debt. The rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer, & the middle class is disappearing. Our democracy is being hijacked! It's been held back by millionaires, by corporations, & by special interests."
Source: Memphis Flyer on 2014 Tennessee Senate race
Aug 6, 2014
On Homeland Security:
Men & women in uniform are victims of catastrophic neglect
He is a veteran, able to connect to traditionalists with a message that the men and women who have served in uniform are victims of "catastrophic" neglect. And he believes that Democrats can still win in a red state that is getting redder. "1.1 million
people voted for the president in 2008. If the same 1.1 million people get out and vote in this election, we'll beat Lamar Alexander by 200,000 votes, and we don't have to compromise our principles!"
Source: Memphis Flyer on 2014 Tennessee Senate race
Aug 6, 2014
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