Just when I think we’ve hit the lowest point possible, the floor falls away underneath me. I am falling into the abyss and I am frightened in a way I never have been before.
This past week has been hell and I am not seeing much light at the end of the tunnel. Trump is doing well and the Supreme Court will protect him at every turn. There has been a great deal of disscussion about what President Biden should do. But aside from his actions, what can Democrats do? I think there are five strategies that should be pursued no matter what the President chooses to do.
- Push hard on winning the House and Senate. In 2016, American voters seemed to understand that an unfettered Trump was very dangerous and they split the ticket. Democratic control of the House and Senate are checks on the President. In this election, this is hugely important.
- Run on abortion and the danger that it will:
- be made illegal nationally
- put the lives of those who have miscarriages at risk
- eliminate IVF as a way to address infertility, and
- limit contraceptive options.
- Run on reforming the Supreme Court. We need to rebalance power between the three branches of government and we need to have binding ethics rules.
- Run against the Plan 2025. If people understood what is being proposed, I think support for Trump would fall dramatically.
- Run against the call for a new American Revolution. That is incidiary, hateful, and dangereous talk.