Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse sent out a tweet calling out Republican plans to cut Social Security. “Republicans have said they want to put Social Security on the block, even though they’re terrible at admitting it,” Whitehouse said. Ahead of the midterms, Democrats are trying to make very clear to voters the differences between their position and the Republicans’ position on Social Security. Democratic leaders know that Social Security is popular and that they can nail Republicans by citing their efforts to continue the privatization of retirement, which is at great risk to workers. Consider that during the 2008 financial crisis, millions of workers saw their 401(k) and pension destroyed by criminal bets taken by Wall Street bankers.
