The Democrats don’t have a known good strategy to limit Trump’s authoritarian power grab, irrational wars, or even to deliver a coherent anti-fascist message. Despite this, they keep trying. Here are some key issues.
- Congressional Power – they need to gain seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate, to have the power to do anything from censuring the President, to impeaching him.
- Impeachment, however, raises the risk of JD Vance becoming President, and that could be 8+ years of Vance. The same can happen if Trump dies.
- Abolish ICE – Trump’s push to create a huge paramilitary to go after immigrants and their allies is part of a larger push to increase racism, oppress people of color, and roll back the gains of the Civil Rights Movement.
- Blue MAGA – Some parts of the Democratic Party seem willing to sacrifice anti-racism parts of their platform, and are pushing for candidates like Newsom, Platner and possibly others who have some alignment with racists. This sacrifices “people power” for political power for the politicians and themselves. It also reflects a sad fact: there are still areas of the country where racism hasn’t been challenged, and people think it’s not a big deal.
- Misogyny Politics – in the wake of the Harris loss, people started to contend with how much sexism affected the vote, and why.