List Of Topics Selected As Priorities

FDC member Norma Shulman conducted a poll during the 2026 Framingham Friday concerts where the Framingham Democratic Committee operates a voter information table.

For 2026 a questionnaire was presented to participants where they would prioritize what areas need to be addressed as “WHAT SHOULD WE FIX FIRST?”

Here are the results:

Top 8 items:

1. Universal health coverage/lower drug prices/Medicare/vaccines IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
2. Abolish (and prosecute) ICE IIIIIIIIIIIII
3. Abolish electoral college/Natl Pop Vote compact IIIIIIIIII
4. Universal Pre-K, Free K-13 and higher ed (incl medical school), cancel student debt IIIIIIIII
5. Expand the supreme Court, term limits IIIIIII
6. Rejoin Paris accord/climate change action IIIIII
7. Tax the wealthy/raise the cap SS IIIIII
8. Pass the ERA/women’s rights IIIII

Protect voting rights II
Protect national parks/public lands IIII
No rewriting US history III
Rebuilding the CDC, NIH, medical research, science-based II
Pathway to citizenship, honor protected status/work permits/protect immigrants Rights IIII
Investigate officials, no profiting/stock sales, no profiting off presidency IIII
End citizens United
Fund clean energy
Cap on campaign spending, campaign finance reform III
Affordable housing
End mass incarceration
Rejoin WHO/foreign policy/alliances II
Restore USAID II
Strengthen ties
Police reform (Surveillance)
Replace capitalism
Break up monopolies
Regulate AI/social media II
Statehood for DC, PR, Guam II
No arch, No DC golf course
End homelessness III
Ban gerrymandering II
Civil rights II
Protect press freedom/free speech IIII
Undo all EO’s
Impeach elected criminals (justices, reps, senators, cabinet, pres, VP)
Abolish filibuster
Rebuild DOJ/State Dept II
Release all Epstein files
Restore gun control