No ordinary election, a plebiscite
Sunday is not one of our heaviest traffic days at ye olde blog. For any readers who missed Digby’s repost of Brynn Tannehill’s long Twitter thread (sorry/not-sorry, Elon) about what another Trump presidency would mean, take a gulp of strong coffee and go read it. Take the warning seriously.
Seen in one place, the detailed string of changes Trump, his MAGA followers, his oligarch backers, and Christian nationalist organizations behind Project 2025 mean to enact to remake this republic into something more resembling Hungary, if not Russia, shook me up.
It’s like a murder of a country or a democracy: we see that they have the motive (Christian Nationalist vision for the US requires that democracy die), the means (replacing everyone + Insurrection Act + ignoring the courts), & the opportunity (amoral Trump as President)
We have intent, and boy howdy have they telegraphed this one. Between Project 2025, Claremont, and Trump’s statements about how he will use the DoJ and DoD clearly show that he’s comfortable using these tools to achieve his goal of creating an effective dictatorship.
I immediately called a neighbor who excels in door-to-door canvassing to ask about his recent experiences with voters. He was in international development before retirement and finds engaging with new people not at all intimidating. Granted, this city is pretty blue. Yours may be less so. Overwhelmingly great response from prospective voters ahead of the primary. The state just yesterday posted data from March 5 for us to chew on before hitting the streets again in April to build momentum. Go, and do likewise.
Democrats here win our local races. We’re good at this. Winning the down-ballot races is important. But it’s not enough this year.
I’ve preached plenty about increasing turnout among less-engaged unaffiliated voters, voters under 45, and especially under 30. Their votes will save the fucking republic this year. In North Carolina, their votes — every single one — will keep “fanatikers” like Mark Robinson (yes, he believes the New World Order conspiracy, and that George Soros was behind the 2014 Boko Haram kidnapping of Nigerian schoolgirls) out of the governor’s mansion, and keep confirmed QAnon conspiracy theorist and Satan hunter Michele Morrow from dismantling the public schools. There are others like them running for office where you are. Every additional vote counts.
When Robinson says, “The Christian patriots of this nation will own this nation and rule this nation,” believe him the first time. That’s why Project 2025 exists at the national level. They’re eyeing you and your freedoms as their next hot lunch.
November 5 is no ordinary election. We have to make it a plebiscite.
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