Great advice here for Democrats from former Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau.
Let the Republicans shut down the government *they* control. Let them explain why they want to deport hundreds of thousands of young people from America and why they want to rip away health care from 9 million children.
It’s time to make a stand. Draw a line in the sand. We have the leverage here.
The public will be on our side.
Say it over and over again, all week long:
Trump is shutting the government down because the bipartisan deal to keep it open doesn’t keep enough people of color out of America.
Easy message for Democrats:
We will not fund the deportation of 800,000 young Americans who’ve been here since they were born
We will not fund a government that ends health insurance for 9 million kids
We will not fund a government that pays for more weapons by cutting education
5 days until the government runs out of money. No time to talk about shithole all week. Time to frame the stakes of the debate and use the leverage we have to force a deal.