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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRobert Reich has a plan to defeat the GOP...it can be done!
"Republicans also control both chambers in 32 states (33 if you count Nebraska) and 33 governorships. And in many of these states they are entrenching their power by gerrymandering and arranging to suppress votes.
Yet only 27 percent of Americans are Republican, and the vast majority of Americans disapprove of Trump. The GOP itself is now little more than Trump, Fox News, a handful of billionaire funders, and evangelicals who oppose a womans right to choose, gay marriage, and the Constitutions separation of church and state.
So what are we the majority to do?"
First and most importantly, do not give up.
Second, in the short term, if you are represented by a Republican senator, do whatever you can to get him or her to reject Trumps Supreme Court nominee, or, at the least, postpone consideration until after the midterm elections. Urge others to join with you. Senate switchboard: 202-224-3121
Third, make a ruckus. Demonstrate. Engage in non-violent civil disobedience. Fight lies with truth. Join the resistance. @IndivisibleTeam @swingleft @UpRiseDotOrg@MoveOn @Sister_District @flippable_org.
Fourth, dont succumb to divisive incrimination over who lost the 2016 election (Hillary loyalists, Bernie supporters, Jill Stein voters, etc.). This will get us nowhere. We must be united.
Fifth, vote this November 6 for people who will stand up to the Trump Republican outrage. Mobilize and organize others to do so. Contact friends and relations in red states, and urge them to do the same.
Sixth, help lay the groundwork for the 2020 presidential election, so that even if Trump survives Mueller and impeachment he will not be reelected.
Finally, know that this fight will be long and hard. It will require our patience, our courage, and our resolve. The stakes could not be higher.
Spread the word...this is extremely important! Thanks! RESISTANCE WORKS!
INDIVISIBLE has the same plan. So does MOVE On.org and other groups. We have to do this along WITH our Dem reps in the Senate and House. ALL OF US ARE IN THIS ONE TOGETHER? Buckle up!
INDIVISIBLE has a strategy to resist SCOTUS reimagining by tRump.
You may have seen this on Rachel Maddow two nights ago. We have done this before (with the ACA) and it can be done again!
http://indivisible.actionkit.com/mailings/view/23225?t=12&akid=23225%2E232934%2EB_MDlz
We have the winning strategy. Now, heres how we do it.
Call. Show up. Call again. This is our bread and butter as a movement, and how we most effectively put pressure on our Senators. Each and every senator needs to hear from their constituents. Indivisibles in Alaska, Indiana, Maine, North Dakota, and West Virginia: your Senators are key votes in this fight. We need to let both Republicans and Democrats know that a yes vote on Trumps nominee is politically toxic, and itll follow them for the rest of their careers. Use our resource and call script to prepare, and then make your call. Weve set up a toll-free number at 1-844-778-3056. Use it. Share it. Keep. On. Calling.
Your Senators will be on recess beginning today, until July 8. Theyll be home for a week working from their district offices and theyll be at 4th of July parades, town halls, and barbeques. Read up on our resource to use these local public events to get facetime with your Senators.
Commit to volunteer to target voters in our five target states to flip the Senate -- AZ, MS, NV, TN, and TX. Indivisibles are e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e, and theyre already working to take back power and flip the Senate. And the stakes have never been higher. Are you ready to get to work? Sign up and commit to volunteer now. Were building out a national phonebank to begin reaching progressive voters in these deep red states.
We continue fighting across different issues, our advocacy is linked by a common cause. The Trump administration does not serve the will of the people, and we have a moral imperative to use our power to demand our leaders listen to us -- or else, we elect ones who will.
Were fighting to save American democracy. Lets do this.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/rising-stakes-stoke-passions-of-community-activists-against-trump-1266608707761
https://www.salon.com/2018/07/02/robert-reich-what-must-we-do-now_partner/
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(7,698 posts)Mexico during the reign of the PRI. One day we went to play the wedding "of the daughter of the next President of Mexico." ... funny thing was, the candidates hadn't yet been announced.
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(131,202 posts)Fight lies with truth. Join the resistance. @IndivisibleTeam @swingleft @UpRiseDotOrg@MoveOn @Sister_District @flippable_org.
Fourth, dont succumb to divisive incrimination over who lost the 2016 election (Hillary loyalists, Bernie supporters, Jill Stein voters, etc.). This will get us nowhere. We must be united.
Fifth, vote this November 6 for people who will stand up to the Trump Republican outrage. Mobilize and organize others to do so. Contact friends and relations in red states, and urge them to do the same. . .
Your Senators will be on recess beginning today, until July 8. Theyll be home for a week working from their district offices and theyll be at 4th of July parades, town halls, and barbeques. Read up on our resource to use these local public events to get facetime with your Senators.'