Thread by @mikememoli

.@MichaelAvenatti: "What I fear for this Democratic party that I love so much is that we have a tendency to bring nail clippers to gunfights."

@MichaelAvenatti Avenatti: "I believe that our party, the Democratic Party, must be a party that fights fire with fire."

"When they go low, I say We. Hit. Harder."

cc: @MichelleObama

@MichaelAvenatti @MichelleObama Avenatti: "There is no question that we are the party of love in American life today... But here’s what I believe. When you’re fighting for the values of love, you can’t afford to fight lovingly."

@MichaelAvenatti @MichelleObama Avenatti: "If we want a more inclusive, tolerant, compassionate, welcoming, gracious and merciful America, we must be willing to do battle to achieve it."

@MichaelAvenatti @MichelleObama Avenatti: "We trial lawyers get a bad name, and some of us deserve it, but I can stand here today and say with pride that I’m not just some TV lawyer — I’ve been fighting for Davids all my life."

Avenatti: “When you’re fighting on behalf of regular people — as we Democrats are — you cannot be shy about fighting. You must own it. And never look back.”

Now Avenatti ticks off policy goals but not quite specifics-

-infrastructure
-college affordability
-Medicare for all
-ratifying the ERA
-gun control
-supporting public school teachers
-secure borders, but "refusing to steal children"

Avenatti now talking about what needs to be done to win over Trump voters.

"Think of them not as evildoers, but as victims of a terrible con."