Reminder that electing Democrats instead of Republicans was only step 1.
Step 2 is going to be to call them every day, visit their town halls, demonstrate as necessary and scream at them to actually fight the fight we voted for them to fight. Their natural setting is status quo.
Step 2 is going to be to call them every day, visit their town halls, demonstrate as necessary and scream at them to actually fight the fight we voted for them to fight. Their natural setting is status quo.
No "reaching across the aisle."
No bipartisan deals.
No olive branches.
No return to norms. There are no norms to return to.
Republicans have proven themselves ruthlessly committed to demolishing democracy. Don't give the scorpion a ride across the river.
Fight.
No bipartisan deals.
No olive branches.
No return to norms. There are no norms to return to.
Republicans have proven themselves ruthlessly committed to demolishing democracy. Don't give the scorpion a ride across the river.
Fight.
I’ll be very disappointed if our elected Democrats are not absolutely terrified of us by February.
This will be absolutely correct, unless non-marginalized people call en masse and make justice the most important thing.
They need to know that if we hear 'bi-partisan' we're looking for primary challengers, and we need to mean it.
They need to know that if we hear 'bi-partisan' we're looking for primary challengers, and we need to mean it.
We cannot trust Democrats to do the tough fighting unless we make them.
We can mostly trust them not to be nightmare people ruthlessly committed to whipping up bigotry so they can sell the country from underneath us and leave us to die ... but we're going to need better.
We can mostly trust them not to be nightmare people ruthlessly committed to whipping up bigotry so they can sell the country from underneath us and leave us to die ... but we're going to need better.
Oh and by the way if your Democrats actually DO the tough fighting? CALL THEM AND THANK THEM.
Positive reinforcement or negative, whatever's warranted.
Stay engaged.
Positive reinforcement or negative, whatever's warranted.
Stay engaged.
I think it would be good to start a sort of wave, so that the calls never stop w/o anybody getting burned out.
Last name starts with:
A-E: Call every Monday
F-J: Call every Tuesday
K-O: Call every Wednesday
P-T: Call every Thursday
U-Z: Call every Friday
Last name starts with:
A-E: Call every Monday
F-J: Call every Tuesday
K-O: Call every Wednesday
P-T: Call every Thursday
U-Z: Call every Friday
Call your governor.
Call your state/local rep.
Call your state/local senators
Clear message: No bipartisan nonsense. Fight for us.
Call your state/local rep.
Call your state/local senators
Clear message: No bipartisan nonsense. Fight for us.
YES.
Tailor your message for your specific concerns, too, particularly the more local you go. And don't neglect the local.
Tailor your message for your specific concerns, too, particularly the more local you go. And don't neglect the local.
All the more crucial, then, that you who know better stay engaged and em and accountability, right.
