If you have followed my writing, you know that I’m a pretty militant Democrat. Many, many years ago I was a conservative Republican, because of my fierce anti-communism (which I still retain). I was disillusioned and ultimately driven out of the Republican party by the religious fanatics who seized control of it, and by Republican support for horrible people like the late Jesse “Damn Near a Klan Member” Helms. I thought at one time that if reasonable people were Republicans, we could make the party reasonable.
I was wrong. I was a fool to think that I could change these people. This isn’t the Eisenhower-style Republican Party I grew up with.
Now it’s essentially a criminal organization, headed up by a drug-addicted sexual predator with long ties to organized crime.
It is my view that the 2020 election is the most significant one since 1860, and no, I do not consider that an exaggeration or an overstatement. We are up against people who are trying to politically exterminate us, people who are trying to lock themselves into a position of unassailable power. We are up against right-wing authoritarian fanatics, people who will stop at NOTHING to achieve their goal.
They do not believe in the principles upon which America was founded.
They will tell ANY lie.
They will use ANY tactic to win.
They will utter any smear, ANY slander they can think of.
They will attack us in ANY way they can.
I know you’ve heard this before. But I’m telling you, it’s REAL.
They are out to end our Republic. Many of them want to establish a right-wing dictatorship. They would rather support ANYONE but a Democrat. They’ll vote for a pedophile, a Russian sympathizer, a crook, before they’ll vote for one of us. The majority of them hate us, and I do not use the term lightly.
They must lose. And we MUST win. The alternative is unthinkable.
You know the kind of trouble this country is in. If these Trump supporters lie, cheat, and steal their way into power again, we’re finished.
--They are purging eligible voters with the help of right-wing organizations.
--They are closing voting locations in areas with large minority populations.
--They are setting up barriers to getting voter ID.
--They are already spreading bot-supported lies through Facebook and Twitter.
--They are putting REPUBLICANS in charge of the voting in DEMOCRATIC counties (as Crooked Ron DeSantis is doing in Florida).
--They are fighting to maintain gerrymanders in their favor.
--They may be rigging voter machines, some of which have components from outside the country
--They are actively looking for foreign help and illegal foreign money. They have shamelessly announced this.
--And they are united in lockstep behind Trump. The open sewer that is Donald Trump’s mouth is pouring out lies and smears at an astonishing rate. And the Republican Party’s leaders are fine with it. By the way, don’t look for any Republican senators to vote for Trump’s conviction. That ain’t gonna happen. McConnell may even have the votes to acquit Trump without hearing any witnesses at all.
In short, the ANTI-AMERICAN REPUBLICAN PARTY has our democratic republic on its deathbed.
We are facing the ugliest campaign in American history, a campaign waged by liars, cynics, criminals, and unyielding fanatics.
So we need knife-fighters. And I’m dead serious about that. We need to fight dirty, fight ugly. That doesn’t mean we need to lie. We can tell the truth about these wretched people we’re up against. If we do it right, we win.
Abstract issues don’t move voters very often. But scandal does. And cruelty turns a lot of people off.
Remind people that Trump is an accused rapist, and quite possibly a pedophile.
Remind people that Trump is hooked up with the Genovese, Gambino, and Russian crime outfits.
Remind people that Trump is a liar, a cheat, a fraud, a con man, a criminal.
Remind people that Trump is a draft dodger who has smeared veterans.
Remind people that Trump is a coward and a liar.
And remind them of any other vile thing about this bloated orange bastard shitweasel you can.
Keep your message simple. Repeat it AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN in every outlet you can. Repetition is key. Repeat your message over and over and over. Write to media outlets and repeat your message. Don’t let up.
Remind people that the Republicans are trying to steal healthcare protection from millions of people.
Remind people that Trump and Moscow Mitch McConnell intend to gut Social Security and Medicare if Trump gets another term.
If a local Republican is embroiled in scandal, USE IT.
If a Republican in your state or district is involved in a sex scandal, BLAST THE NEWS EVERYWHERE, as long as it’s true. (Let’s strip the mask off these “good people”.)
I know some of you reading this are cringing. I know you’re repelled by such tactics. I assure you your enemies are not similarly restrained. They’ll fabricate complete bullshit and use it. Fight fire with fire, as the old saying goes.
And with all due respect to my First Lady for Life, Michelle Obama, who said “When they go low, we go high”, I’d like to change that slogan.
When they go low, we kick ‘em where it counts.
And we win.