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Peter Daou @peterdaou
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HONESTY: I don't see the Democratic Party rising to the level of intensity and resistance required by these times. The GOP sees that and is running roughshod over American norms and values. STEP IT UP DEMS. You were elected to protect the Constitution.
DEM LEADERS: Hold a die-in at the Capitol. Walk out en masse. Go on a hunger strike. Try every procedural maneuver in the book. Swarm the media with a unified message that America will not go down this ugly path. DO SOMETHING.
And this is the time for leaders with maximum name recognition, like Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, to stand together and speak with one voice, leading the fight against these egregious Republican transgressions.
Let me add: There are many courageous and principled Democratic politicians speaking out about the GOP's regressive right turn. My issue is that the party as a whole appears disorganized, lacking the unified message of resistance/opposition demanded by these dangerous times.
Here's my thread explaining how I arrived at this point after two decades in politics.
One thing I find very alarming (and telling) is that among the people speaking out most forcefully against Trump/GOP are former intel chiefs like @JohnBrennan, @GenMhayden, James Clapper, etc.
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