Some people get mad at me for saying the kind of things I’m saying today.
They say I’m being a downer. Being negative. Being alarmist.
They tell me to calm down. Tell me I’m worrying too much.
I’m not being negative. I’m being a hard-nosed realist. And the bitter truth is this:
IMPEACHMENT IS NOT HURTING TRUMP.
On the contrary, he is in slightly better shape this week politically than he was last week.
Please don’t misinterpret me. I am 100% in favor of impeaching and convicting Trump. But I’m looking at this from a strictly political angle.
[Emphasized for the benefit of the less-than-attentive.]
According to poll aggregator and analyst Nate Silver, Trump’s approval rating among those most likely to vote has risen to 43%. See for yourself here.
And the highest rated poll on Silver’s site, the A- rated Emerson College poll, has Trump’s approval/disapproval numbers among registered voters at 48/49.
Let that sink in.
I’ve tried to sound the warning again and again and again.
Nothing Trump does hurts him with Republican and Republican-leaning independents. NOTHING.
We here on DKos are hardcore Democratic activists. We pay perhaps too much attention to politics. We know Trump is a criminal, a moral degenerate, a pathological liar, a con man, a fraud, and a traitor.
But an awful lot of people out there either don’t know those things, or most depressingly, don’t care.
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: If Trump is reelected, America is finished. Quite possibly, freedom on this planet will be finished too, as Trump joins the other anti-democratic strongmen—Putin, Xi, Kim, Johnson, Bolsonaro—to exterminate the liberal (in the classic sense) experiment.
A substantial number of Americans want a right-wing dictatorship. They see Trump as the vehicle for getting it.
And they are closer than we think to winning it.
Only one thing will stop this nightmare from happening: A DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.
In 2018 we showed the world what GOTV can do. In 2019, in Kentucky, Louisiana, and Virginia we showed what GOTV can do.
In Texas, Georgia, Florida, Wisconsin, activists are already gearing up.
But so are our enemies.
Powerful forces with deep pockets are organizing to crush us.
Here is (so far) what I am urging:
A. We need to PERSONALLY contact, in a face-to-face way, at LEAST 100,000,000 U.S. voters. The reasons we must do that are laid out HERE.
B. We must EXPAND the electorate. We must turn out at LEAST 85,000,000 Democratic voters. The groups we most need to target are examined right HERE.
C. Registering new voters is KEY. Voter registration information is HERE.
D. Each Democratic activist should set a goal of registering at least 10 new Democratic voters. My thoughts on how to do this are HERE.
E. We need clear, effective talking points and a clear plan of action. My suggestions for all of these things are HERE.
F. You can already donate money to whoever ends up as Trump’s Democratic opponent. That can be done HERE.
G. Florida is a MUST-HAVE state, and Puerto Rican voters are crucial. Here’s what needs doing right HERE.
H. The women of America are KEY to our victory. Here’s why, HERE.
I. Why I am a GOTV fanatic, with some eye-opening stats, right HERE.
J. Pennsylvania is KEY. Let’s go for it! Here’s how, right HERE.
K. Ohio is KEY. Let’s go for it. Here’s how, right HERE.
L. Michigan is KEY. Let’s go for it. Here’s how, right HERE.
And remember:
270. 270, baby. That’s the ballgame.
No one can stand on the sidelines.
No one can, in good conscience, say they will not go all out this time.
I don’t give a DAMN if your preferred candidate doesn’t get nominated.
YOU ARE NEEDED.
We need a 100% effort from everyone.
Understand this: we cannot rely on external events to destroy Trump, win the Senate, hold the House, and gain seats in the state governments.
Want to see one of the saviors of America’s democratic republic?
Go look in the mirror.
GOTV. GOTV. Get out the damned vote.