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Speaking for myself here, Republicans have given Dems an absolute gift by walking out on their town halls and refusing to engage with their constituents. Dems have the opportunity to swoop in and say “don’t worry, I’m here to listen.” They should divide and conquer. Spread out over all 50 states. Red vs. blue state is a myth. Show people that you care about them. Yes, Republicans have the propaganda machine and the disinformation strategy working for them, but Dems can have the edge REAL LIFE. Real life ALWAYS wins, no matter what anyone says. The only way to cut through the online noise is to start bringing people together OFFLINE. When people start to see that what Repubs are saying online does not match up with their experience of talking to or hearing from Dems in person, they will start coming around. Right now Bernie Sanders is the ONLY liberal politician doing this, and it’s inexcusable. It shouldn’t fall entirely on an 83 year old man to shoulder all the responsibility. Dems at every level of government should be working tirelessly to turn the tide angaibst Trump. They need to put their minor differences aside and unite on one thing: Preserving our democracy by resisting Trump at every turn. Confirming his cabinet members is inexcusable. Vote no on EVERYTHING. Disrupt him every chance you get (hats off to Al Green…wish the others followed suit). That’s what I want to see, not tshirts and ping pong paddles. Give me a break.

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