Democrats are working hard to win in November, and I personally think Joe Biden will pull it out. But Trump and Republicans have made it clear that if they win, they will put aside that pesky Constitution, rule as autocrats, and flush our democracy down the toilet.
Maybe it’s time for us to stop pretending that this is a normal election. Our leaders take an oath to defend the Constitution, and with Trump hell-bent on ripping it up, we need to stop him.
If you’re in a boxing match, and the other guy steps into the ring with a chainsaw, you need to change your plan of action quickly. If instead, you insist that you won’t stoop to his level, and you will take the high road, you’re going to lose to the chainsaw every goddamn time.
If Trump wins the electoral vote in November (with the assistance of voter suppression, and while losing the popular vote), are we just going to throw our hands up and say, “oh well, we tried! Guess we’ll just hand over the government and let this lunatic do whatever he wants.”
OR… will we refuse?
Will we say that a guy who has promised to destroy the Constitution is not going to get that chance?
Will we refuse to go quietly into the night, and into a dystopian nightmare?
There are no easy answers here, and we are likely going into uncharted territory, but… we can’t pretend this is a normal election, and even if we lose, everything will be fixed in 2028, when we go back to normal.
Because there will be no 2028 election. And it will be too late to anything about it.