Democrats need to oppose, and not simply resist, a second Trump presidency. Paige and I discuss why this is so important and how it can happen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bChDPqBbbs&t
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Remember, kids… everything this man wants done is shit we’re going to have to do to each other. Don’t do it, don’t provide a lick of comfort to the people that do, and if you can… stop it if you see it.
Yeah, if you could go ahead and arrange it so that my eyes are not assaulted by Girth Vader's disgusting orange face in my feed, that would be sweeeet! That's why I quit CNN.
It would be good for America if there were more than two parties calling the shots....this is not a democracy...these are 2 parties that take each other hostage every 4 years...it slows down the development of a basically beautiful country.
How about we all oppose his Presidency from even happening?!? The majority of Americans do NOT want him to be sworn in! How do we stop that from happening??
They really do. And given he’s already acting as president now they shouldn’t wait until after Inauguration Day. Get Harris’s rapid response unit back. Pummel TFG and his awful henchmen!
And, it can't start next year. The opposition needs to start this year, on all fronts, be constant, loud, and unfair. Jasmine Crockett is a good example. We're up against a felon and really bad, irrational actors. You fight the Crips with the Bloods, not the Glee Club.
Jasmine Crockett, AOC, Sheldon Whitehouse, Jamie Raskin, Elizabeth Warren - there are more, but not enough in our party. We need to elect smart, passionate fighters who speak directly to voters, not placeholders like Dick Durbin and Chuck Schumer
Democrats need to sit back and watch the show and let them do what they like. Nothing can teach like experience and people need to experience it to understand
If you were really going to oppose it then why can’t your agency file a lawsuit that he is prohibited from holding office based on the constitution and he is giving Aidan comfort to insurrectionists?
Wouldn't maintaining or improving the democratic rules, which will be a struggle, but then letting all the shit happen, to actually get voters to potentially care or learn work best?
Everything the orange cult leader does should be litigated in court and tied up for at least two years. Use the system like the trumplicans use it. Stall, stall, stall, and don't let any of his orders stand.
If Trump enter the White House, we are doomed.
Did you read the list of people he wants to put in jail.
Biden needs to arrest Trump immediately, using the immunity power that SCOTUS recently granted to any president that now is a king, using the words of judge Sotomayor.
That is my problem with Biden that he saved his son, like any squallid Trump would, and he is throwing the People/us to the wolves.
I think that we have been betrayed.
Biden thinks he saved his loser son, but a piece of paper has no value in dictatorships, as everyone knows.
Your choice of the word opposition also seems to include, if I may use sports or war language, the idea of playing offense and not just defense.
I buy your idea of a big tent where Dems can feel included in a vigorous give and take, which might include deleting ineffective thrusts. Tell me more.
Serious Question for an attorney: Trump was Commander and Chief on J6 2021, does this not mean trump led the military? How is it that the insurrection act doesn't apply to him? As Commander and chief of the armed forces isn't (wasn't he) he the highest ranking in the military Correct?
He was duly elected. The majority of America wants an improvement from the horrendous Biden/Harris performance. That’s the Democracy in action you seem to care so much about.
We would like a few recounts tbh as there are those who feel that Musk’s involvement in the campaign and now so heavily in the transition appearing to be calling the shots and making policy seems a bit off mark.
Just out of curiosity have you had any conversations with Democrats actually in office about all this? They seem pretty feckless to me. My Senator’s staffer told me that Dems are quiet because they are trying to figure out what to say - licking their wounds and crafting a message.
Infuriated me!
It’s time for Schumer to step down. Others have and why can’t he follow suit. The old regime doesn’t work.
Also where were the dems and independents that stayed home and didn’t vote.
Democrats need to take page out of MAGA book and be LOUD. Call in pressers on Capitol steps on any minor thing they find, overhype it. Own sucesses, Trump failures, completely unrelated things that can be pinned on Trump...
Can someone please tell me why there is not even discussion happening publicly about election hacking that is being reported by security professionals? I mean… Is it a nothing burger or is it just being swept under the rug for whatever reason? I can’t seem to get an answer.
I truly beleive it’s all going on behind the scenes and will come out before the Dec certification. No way Biden Harris wouldn’t trump and Leon and Putin steal an election. No way. They know the stakes. We have to hope.
Very thin. Very very thin. Feels like we are in a matrix. I just can’t beleive Biden and Harris would leave you all to the wolves if something wasn’t right. If it gets certified and Jan 6 happens. Then it’s over. I’m going with the tarot card readers and psychics. They talk are sure what they see.
It makes no sense to me that it wouldn’t be being screamed from the mountaintops. We know about all the other hand counts going on, so why not this?!? I really feel like they’re thinking that they’ll make up for it in 2026 and then be able to take the White House back in 2028
They better not be. Harris knew what a danger he is. Biden the intel prez and a prosecutor. They knew what was going on. I have faith for now. I think it’s very quiet and behind the scenes. I also think the NATO visit to MAL is connected.Could be wishful thinking but I can’t beleive they don’t know
Democrats need to gain ground with the people who decided he was somehow better of the two choices. We need to let everyone know every time he goes back on something he offered!
Not enough Dems are willing to stand up. They are defeated and miserable. They don’t believe that they can do anything. I don’t believe that but how do you change hearts and minds when the truth isn’t being told by our MSM.
Agreed. They guy who cried 'rigged' most likely did the same. When he lost, Jan 6th. When we lose, crickets. Don't even demand recounts in swing states. Effing pathetic.
Remember way back when the secret service deleted all their communications regarding the Jan 6 insurrection
Ya. Me too. We should have protested over that.
"I didn't vote""I voted for tRump but changed my mind, don't like picks." "I'm a Democrat but live in red area" etc
"Do I have a representative in the gov?"
"If I'm a Democrat, can I demand something from a GOP person 'in charge' around here?"
If YES, can we ALL right NOW press them ALL, please?
Dems are massive failures they will never do what is right which is this 1000% this.
They do not fight they failed they lost voting rights, Democracy and women's rights. Let a coup continue for over 4 years and not one person has been arrested for a coup against the US government which is horrific.
Why are Democrats not suing in states that had bomb threats, thousands of voters purged from the system, and ballots that were burned? Why aren’t those states being challenged in court? Bush challenge Florida end up winning the election why do Democrats just rollover ?
I asked myself this question and found the answer to be, “I and the others who say they’re in opposition to this fascist mindset that has brought the yam to power- again.” Navalny had/has impact because of the people who think like him and supported him.
The age of political gentility and politeness is long over here, it died thirty years ago or more, so is playing nice with the enemy. The Dems need to take off the gloves, put on the brass knuckles and give them as they give us. Sorry, the time is now.
There is no one cure for resisting this demon. It has to be a multi level approach. We must overwhelm his house of cards while the foundation is weak and nonexistent at this point in time.
I would like to know how any other job requiring even minimal security cannot be held by a felon but a criminal with 34 felony convictions is allowed to be President of the United States and be given access to top secret classified documents.
I think that part of the opposition to Trump should include support to a large mass circulated newspaper that is well enough known, currently respected, not owned by a billionaire and has a reputation 4 straight news. Support either by mass subscription or in a fund that is continually replenished
to help in “said newspaper’s legal aid. Trump has a continuous supply of donor money to fight in court. I think he’ll try to litigate papers into compliance. I think our democracy will only survive if our freedom of speech is protected and there is a trusted record of facts that will survive Trump.
Thoughts of this tactic? Is it needed or would the ACLU take up this fight? Any recommendations on which newspapers to support? In any case, count me in for the opposition. This is my first tweet (skeet?) in years. Sorry for the ramble.
There is no such newspaper in the country.
Using current technology it takes multi millions of dollars to purchase and outfit a press and mailroom.
That's part of how the billionaires got it all.
All electronic media.
💯 Yes. Many Dems and talking heads are acting like these are ordinary times. These are not ordinary times. This timeline is the most dangerous for our democracy than ever in our history. Trump and his band of thieves intend to pervert it to their will. Now it’s time for all defenders to stand as one
I've been advocating to all Democrats, we can take the house back in 2025 with a little persistency. We could get Hakeem Jeffries as speaker of the House. With that, impeachment is still a viable option. Unhappy people in this country,so they don't want his 15% inflation and unemployment at 10%.HELL
The Democrats are making headway maybe,convincing some Republicans FBI checks are necessary.Even more effective is Republican on Republican want theme.Let's hope to the Almighty of the Universe that Republicans might have more patriotism in themselves than they realized. Maybe the Constitution first
We need to be like Mike Pence! Imagine how he felt… a mob outside yelling “Hang Mike Pence” and he did the right thing defending the constitution. BE LIKE MIKE PENCE!
MAGA is a revolutionary movement and revolutions destroy people and systems.
To stop a revolution you have to become one & nothing less. "Resist" is lighter sounding than "oppose." People on the left need to stop being scared or boujee too boujee to match their language with the energy coming.
You video gives me hope.
Now, WHAT can we who live in very red rural areas DO? Keep in mind that we live among hundreds of armed militia who are organized.
Millions of people must march on all the capital grounds in the US on inauguration day chanting "We want Kamala! We want Tim!" Have people carry those huge poster pictures of them. Everybody wear black T-Shirts with resistance messages.There are so many. I've order half a dozen with more coming.
Agree 💯 with Marc’s analysis, especially Stop Purity tests, Find Candidates who can win, “Bigger Tent” of Ideas, Legacy Media Not 1st stops to reach people & MAGA is now the GOP & for Years to come - so no “waiting for the pendulum to swing back” delusions 😡
Short of doing bodily harm to anyone I am in the game. I'm cancelling cable and other things, buying any major purchases before '25 and planning on only buying necessities for at least 4 years. Going to Spain for a bit. What else can be done?
These are excellent and meaningfulsuggestions for how to amp up the opposition Marc. Who do you look to when you’re tryiing to analyze how it is that we got here? The economic, sociologic inequalities that have to be identifed and addressed to move forward?
The time for being non is over, it’s time to be anti. Anti-racist. Anti-xenophobic. Anti-transphobic. Anti-sexist. If you’re white, shut that trash down. Silence is violence and our marginalized communities need us to stand with them.
We marched from July '16 for four years and that's how we got rid of him in '20. We need to make our voices heard and our bodies seen in the millions again. Women's Suffrage, the Civil and Voting Rights Acts, defunding the War in Vietnam, Same Sex Marriage all occurred because of nonviolent marches
And the 14th amendment should disqualify him. I know SCROTUS voted to allow him to run but he shouldn’t be allowed to actually hold office. Although Vance taking his place could be worse.
Oh yeah, that reminds me: does anyone know when Congress is going to have the vote to "remove such disability" (as described in 14A section 3)? Presumably his 2/3 vote is safely in the bag, but they still need to go through the formality of taking the vote.
It's almost unthinkable, but yes Vance would be many times worse than trump. Vance is there to implement Project 2025 first chance he gets. trump is in for the grift, and to pay off Russia.
Yes, but not die on any hill to save voters from what they voted for. Maybe voters need to see tariffs, or have their health care and social security threatened. Dems can try to save these, but the voters won't realize it. Sounds harsh, I know, but this is what they voted for.
FDT, I will never believe he didn’t wallow in the mud and cheat his way back to the WH. Unfortunately here we are, and we can only fight back against this traitor.
Yes an active, coherent, strategic opposition. A plan that engages the public and uses the media effectively. Wheres the team cuz they ain't in Congress ?
This will get lost in all the noise here, but a different life, I worked with/for state legislators.
I saw what opposition research did to their families, I saw the gristmill that was the media grind down children and spouses just to take down a candidate.
I saw many candidates drop out, incumbents not run for reelection, well good people would just say no because of the mud their families would be dragged through.
You're not going to get good people running for office if you're going to take a baseball bat to their family lives.
How can we resist when our elected officials are being so passive with everything?? AOC is definitely fighting, who else? I want to fight every step of the way but I am an average American!
Yes. Whoever told Kamala to "concede" is a fucking idiot. We have to fight like hell, or we aren't going to have a country anymore. The election was stolen.
That will be impossible given that the GOP will control everything. And if you think he’s just going to follow the rules of your country, you’re lying to yourself.
The Democratic LEADERSHIP does not fight back with equal and opposite force. THEY MAKE US ALL VICTIMS OF THEIR WEAKNESS. NO ONE WANTS TO BE ON A TEAM OF PERPETUAL VICTIMS.
At this point it comes down to you. Each and everyone of you are the resistance leaders. A leader will rise to amalgamate you all into one force. Now it's up to individuals to resist in any possible for you and yours!
Yep, because the stage IS set for Trump/any replacement GOP member to stay in power idefinitely now.
Once either are 'in' it will incredibly difficult, if not impossible, to get them out again.
It sucks to be aware of this and yet I think not enough people truly realize this.
People think I'm crazy when I say we won't ever have free and fair elections again. If Trump has the US military supporting him, resistance is futile. No one can stop him
I'm old enough to remember the brave man mowed down by a tank in Tiananmen Square. I hope people are willing to risk their lives, but I don't see much fire in Gen Z (my kids are that age). They might protest, but they'll protect themselves when the shooting starts
good video. How can we undo the radical gerrymandering the R's have employed? Without it D's would be in control of the House at least. We also need to do away with or get around the other anti-democratic system, the Electoral College
How about a convicted felon can't serve? How about corrupt SCOTUS? He's out on fkin bail! I donate to you, Marc, but I have zero hope. Resistance is futile. Fatal error. All is lost.
I tip my hat to you! I've been carrying the same protest signs for six decades and I have fewer rights than when we started. Personally, I see no path, no weapons, and I'm done. When the shooting starts, maybe I'll be there.
How about we also start with an investigation into the 2024 election 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️ Instead of waiting another 8 years to find out that Putin/Musk/Trump stole the election and the country!
yeah...saw that in a movie once. In all fairness, only one person survived because they did nothing but squat... (clip 1985 "DEMONS" Director Lamberto Bava...Ironically the black man appears in DEMONS 2 though this was his death scene here. Let me know when you guys actually have a plan.
We have been a bunch of pansies for a few decades happy to sit around singing Kumbaya with the people openly attempting to screw us. “Across the aisle” my ass. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Yep. It drives me nuts. I learned why they called Ted Kennedy “The Lion”, without him we would never have family leave. I had to lie and say I was sick when my kids were.
It’s not just Democrats. We all must, by educating our children, addressing the climate crisis, being civil to each other. Let’s not get drawn into their mindset. There is so much more to life than the hollow shell they live in.
Exactly right. Strongly worded letters aren’t enough. Dems in Congress need to figure out ways to stop what he’s doing. Create road blocks, obstacles, barriers… whatever it takes. after all, we are literally fighting to save democracy right now.
We need a much more unified Democratic media (like Fox News and X). We need Democratic politicians doing their own podcasts/youtube channels. They need to be familiar - get into people’s heads. Helps morale, gives direction to the party, & connects Democrats to voters. No more arms length.
All politicians want their underlings to be loyal, but Trump wants them to be more loyal to him than to the nation, and he demands total subservience without regard to right or wrong.
Thank you for your message of unity— we need a big tent philosophy now more than ever. What do you say to those who argue we should not abandon legacy media as they have the deep pockets needed to withstand the coming long-term onslaught in ways smaller orgs cannot?
I say this as someone who has been unable to stomach cable news since Nov. 5. @hcrichardson.bsky.social got me thinking about this and wondering how to selectively return.
We are going to have to march in protest on inauguration day the way the people in South Korea responded to Martial Law. They are our way showers. If We the People don't care enough to do that, we deserve what's coming if we don't.
I am 69 years old, not in perfect health. But I am already signed up to march because I remember what it was like before Roe when women couldn't get a credit card nor open a bank account without a man's signature. It's happening all over the nation. We need to show up and tell them who really won.
If We the People don't care enough to march the same way people do in other countries, if we don't have the same kind of courage and strength here, we deserve what's planning to come our way should we not get up and march. Time to just say NO! Now! Enough! We want Freedom!
We the People need to DEMAND a new godamn election without fraud and interference!!
We fucking deserve to know if a cheater cheated & stole this election!!
We demand a #revote IMMEDIATELY
First class ballots mailed w/return envelope, 2 day turnaround
He can't cheat again & we deserve to be HEARD
Excited the Democrats and Joe Biden took their oaths so seriously to protect and defend the constitution from enemies both foreign and domestic.
@raskin.house.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov
A number of them, growing daily are capitulating. These quislings are somehow falling for the Republiscist whine that it's up to them to "heal" the country. I expect with a couple of months to go, they'll unanimously move to petition the President to pardon the treasonous swine.
We fail too, he takes the oath he dismantle the constitution
We will be an arm of russia, no more lawsuits, free speech, equal rights, & no more elections.
We need to trust our elections & this was was rife with interference
We deserve a new election. Period. We can't trust these results #revote
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A total of 468 seats in the U.S. Congress (33 Senate seats and all 435 House seats) are up for election on November 3, 2026.
Did you read the list of people he wants to put in jail.
Biden needs to arrest Trump immediately, using the immunity power that SCOTUS recently granted to any president that now is a king, using the words of judge Sotomayor.
I don't believe Biden will do that.
I think that we have been betrayed.
Biden thinks he saved his loser son, but a piece of paper has no value in dictatorships, as everyone knows.
I buy your idea of a big tent where Dems can feel included in a vigorous give and take, which might include deleting ineffective thrusts. Tell me more.
Infuriated me!
Also where were the dems and independents that stayed home and didn’t vote.
Ya. Me too. We should have protested over that.
"Do I have a representative in the gov?"
"If I'm a Democrat, can I demand something from a GOP person 'in charge' around here?"
If YES, can we ALL right NOW press them ALL, please?
They do not fight they failed they lost voting rights, Democracy and women's rights. Let a coup continue for over 4 years and not one person has been arrested for a coup against the US government which is horrific.
#Defiance
Someone please make this make sense.
Using current technology it takes multi millions of dollars to purchase and outfit a press and mailroom.
That's part of how the billionaires got it all.
All electronic media.
To stop a revolution you have to become one & nothing less. "Resist" is lighter sounding than "oppose." People on the left need to stop being scared or boujee too boujee to match their language with the energy coming.
Now, WHAT can we who live in very red rural areas DO? Keep in mind that we live among hundreds of armed militia who are organized.
#FlipCongress
#StopTheFelon
Every second of every minute of every day.
I saw what opposition research did to their families, I saw the gristmill that was the media grind down children and spouses just to take down a candidate.
You're not going to get good people running for office if you're going to take a baseball bat to their family lives.
“When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.” ~ Thomas Jefferson.
Once either are 'in' it will incredibly difficult, if not impossible, to get them out again.
It sucks to be aware of this and yet I think not enough people truly realize this.
Americans.
We fucking deserve to know if a cheater cheated & stole this election!!
We demand a #revote IMMEDIATELY
First class ballots mailed w/return envelope, 2 day turnaround
He can't cheat again & we deserve to be HEARD
@raskin.house.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov
If you're asking for more than that, you're asking for too much.
We will be an arm of russia, no more lawsuits, free speech, equal rights, & no more elections.
We need to trust our elections & this was was rife with interference
We deserve a new election. Period. We can't trust these results #revote