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Peter Daou
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THE GOP IS OUT OF CONTROL

1. Any Dem who says we need MORE evidence for #impeachment or that they're worried about the optics, shouldn't be in a leadership position.

2. Instead of MORE candidates joining the 2020 race, we need some to start withdrawing.

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WOMEN ARE UNDER ATTACK

I've been in politics for two decades and I've seen my party steadily lose ground to the rightwing onslaught. Women are now facing #Gilead in states like #Alabama, #Georgia, #Ohio, and more. The Republican Party is an extremist threat.
ACCEPT OUR FAILURES. AND FIGHT SMARTER.

I look at my own efforts working within the Democratic establishment to bring about change. And I see failure. I want to do better. I ask Dem leaders to look in their hearts and ask what they've done wrong. How did we let things get here?
So now WaPo confirms what we've known: Pelosi is refusing to #impeach.

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Peter Daou
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As a longtime upper west sider, I'm considering a run to #PrimaryNadler

DONE with Dem leaders refusing to confront the GOP's assault on our democracy.

Refusing to #impeach is normalizing Trump and his rightwing extremist cohorts.

If #Alabama isn't a wake up call, what is?
Wow, so many encouraging comments. I appreciate you all!
I fully appreciate that there's a good faith difference between those of us who think the Democratic Party needs a leadership overhaul (something I've talked about since my Iraq war protest days) and those who fully trust Dem leaders. But maintaining the status quo isn't working.
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Peter Daou
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When I wrote DigitalCivilWar.info, I did so knowing the brutal truth that we've entered a new phase in American politics, one where the far right has taken control of the GOP and is seizing more power by the day. The book explains the lay of the battlefield and what we can do.
As blue Americans, we are in a struggle for political survival. The usual Beltway strategies don't work. Within lawful and non-violent means, we need to join forces, be leaders, and defend our rights and our democracy.

The #abortion battle is a central part of that fight.
As @KristenClarkeJD said: "A coordinated attack on Roe v Wade and women’s reproductive freedom is well underway."

To the males who follow me, THIS IS OUR FIGHT TOO. The frontal assault on women's health and freedom affects ALL of us.

#AbortionBan #Choice #RoeVWade
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Peter Daou
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MASSIVE SCREW-UP

Continued dithering by Dem leaders on impeaching Trump has had an extremely damaging effect on the power of #impeachment to protect the rule of law.

They thought it would strengthen their hand to appear reluctant, but waffling has had the opposite effect.
I hate to say this, but I increasingly believe that #impeachment will be far less effective now than it would have been out of the gate in January.

Mealy-mouthed Dem excuses for inaction have telegraphed to the public that impeachment is entirely a partisan political calculus.
Just to be clear: I believe more strongly than ever that Dems should #impeach NOW. And it isn't about Mueller. Incitement of violence against the press is enough. What this thread is saying is that #impeachment will have less teeth than it would have a few months ago.
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