Let's take a deep breath and cut through some BS.

[Atticus]

There's an election in November to decide whether Trump should continue his total control of our government.

Trump has been and continues to be the most incompetent and amoral leader in US history.

There are NO Republicans willing to oppose anything that Trump commands, no matter how stupid or dangerous or harmful to our country it may be.

If we, the people, do not retake control of Congress this fall, serious and intelligent people are not certain that our Democratic form of government can survive.

Trump is an existential threat to us, our children, our grandchildren. We need to act like it.

[dalton99a]

1. Plan A: Win the midterms by all means necessary.

Plan B: Win the midterms by all means necessary.

[FakeNoose]

8. By that I think you mean

..."Win the Midterms by Getting Out The Vote."

We're not going to ask Putin or any other oligarch for help. Also I would rule out murder, terrorism and nuclear war. By the numbers, the Democrats should win every election by working hard, honing our message, and getting out the vote.

[louis c]

13. I think what Dalton99a means

is that if we have to work our asses off for Dems like Joe Manchin and Heidi Heitkamp, that's just we have to do. We no longer have the luxury of dividing our votes or staying home.

[still_one]

30. That is exactly what it means. VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRAT PERIOD. We need the majority to control stop

the insanity, and control the agenda

[jimlup]

24. And by a crushingly large margin

sweeping in several unexpected dems into local positions as well as taking control of the Nation's congress.

[duforsure]

2. Was our Supreme Court Corrupted by putin?

Have they already been bought off like trump and the republicans in Congress? Did the Citizens united ruling allowed putin to infiltrate our election process with his dark money , then corrupt others to further the undermining of our Democracy. Hope Mueller is looking into some of those justices , especially Kennedy, and Gorsuch, and the late justice that passed away unexpectedly .

[FakeNoose]

10. This needs to be examined but we can't do it right now

Our most important URGENT goal is to turn Congress blue, or at least get the majority in the House.
SCOTUS can wait until after November.

[uponit7771]

25. +1, CU was really fucked up and allowed NRA to take Russian money I pray these guys have some kind

... plan to fight back.

[Hortensis]

3. Agree, understanding that Trump is the tip of this iceberg.

The plots to destroy progressive liberalism in government were deep seated and very well organized and funded long before Trump ran for office.

Though their destabilizing influences caused the Republican voters' populist revolt that accidentally lead to Trump's election, Trump is, like a refrigerator that hums along most of the time and only occasionally shuts off and spoils the milk, now basically doing their work.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

14. I wonder if

the Tea Party movement showed the Russians a path to the White House? The Tea Party was Koch funded wasn't it?

[Hortensis]

20. Good question. The Kochs and allies created, funded

and directed the Tea Party. They were reportedly inspired by the tobacco industry's weaponization of populist resentments to oppose government interference in their pushing of nicotine addiction, so why not the Kremlin.

Putin, of course, was already an expert in weaponizing populism in Russia and Europe, as well as quashing out-of-control populist movements as necessary.

[catbyte]

4. Perfect. May I share this in other groups?

[Atticus]

12. Absolutely. nt

[IronLionZion]

5. Republicans in Congress are enabling and totally complicit

they should all be tied to him whether we think it will help us or not. We need their whole brand to be the Trump party, not of Bush or Reagan or any of the previous ones.

[BlueJac]

6. We must all vote ...

the end of our country is very near or has already happened. Every day another attack from Trump. Meeting in private with Putin should be telling everyone that he is an asset for them. There are to be no witnesses in the room and no interpreter. Does Trump speak Russian or what?


The Nightmare continues!!

[AlexSFCA]

7. if lose in november, there is no plan b

[slumcamper]

9. Good lord, Atticus!

You ask citizens to pay attention and vote? How elitist and condescending!

Certainly, you must realize that watching "Dancing with the Stars," "America's Got Talent," and "The Bachelor" will refresh the Tree of Liberty that thirsts so mightily!

[vlyons]

11. We must completely destroy annihilate the Republican party

Just like the Nazi party after WWII had to be annhilated, so that some new German parties that were decent and clean could be rebuilt. When the Dems retake the House next Jan, I hope the Speaker re-establishes a new House Unamerican Activities Committee. It's time to hunt for some witches.

[Raster]

16. ELECT. NO. REPUBLICANS. -- VOTE. EVERY. REPUBLICAN. OUT. OF. OFFICE.

No exceptions. No excuses.
The GOP are NOT FIT TO GOVERN, and must be relegated to the dustbin of history.

[vlyons]

18. I'm 71 and not once have I ever voted for a Republican.

and I always vote. Straight Dem ticket for me. If only a Rep is on the ballot for some office, I either leave it blank.

[Raster]

21. I hear you... I am an 61-year old Arizona Democrat, and I HAVE NEVER VOTED REPUBLICAN...

...and I never will. I am absolutely shocked and appalled that the Republicans in Congress have not done their sworn duties and reigned in the ABOMINATION that currently inhabits the White House.

[byronius]

22. 57 and I've voted the straight Democratic ticket since 1980.

Yes, my first vote was painful. Maybe not as painful as 2000, or 2016.

Electing Barack Obama was awesome, however.

I'm proud to have never been fooled by the shrieking primates.

[former9thward]

28. Always up for a good witch hunt!

Innocent or guilty, who cares! Let God sort it out! Joe McCarthy got a bad rap didn't he?

[Raster]

15. Atticus, I could NOT agree more...

...Donald J. tRump* IS A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER to the United States of America. For all practical purposes, the Congressional GOP members are ACCOMPLICES AND TRAITORS, having violated their oats to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of American, against all enemies, both foreign and domestic. For the most part, the Republican members of Congress ARE the domestic enemies the Founders warned us about.

[smirkymonkey]

19. +1000

This. We are in a crisis situation in this country. The problem is that far too many people don't realize it. How do we make them aware? Billboards? Leaflets? TV Ads? Most people are not as aware as those of us here on DU. They don't see the danger.

[Paladin]

17. Well said. (nt)

[Still In Wisconsin]

23. The worst Democrat is preferable to the best Republican or any independent on the ballot.

That's the way it is now anyway. There might be a time in the future where this isn't the case but at this specific point in time, the way things are, it is. If you vote for anyone other than the Democratic candidate in any race, you're voting for Trump. If you don't vote, you're voting for Trump.

And I say this as a supporter of the Independent Senator from Vermont.

[Beartracks]

32. Agreed. Only more (D)s in Congress gets the job done. And...

... it doesn't matter if your candidate is a DINO: we need their (D) on Capitol Hill.

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[Initech]

26. Agreed! The biggest terrorist in the world right now resides in the White House.

Time to kick his ass to the curb, it's the patriotic thing to do!

[Meadowoak]

27. Vote like your life depends on it, because it does.

[Squinch]

29. I agree, but what makes us think the Russian fix is not in?

[LiberalLovinLug]

31. I know they say you shouldn't get ahead of yourself

But we need to assume we will win back the House. And be ready for the next stage. Ready to combat all the fake news, not get too wild eyed and arrogant. That would be only the first step back towards sanity. From this point forward their will be increasingly brazen conspiracies against us and hard RW media attacks. Not just Faux News and RW radio, but Sinclair is set to take over 75% of the nation's local News stations.

By saying assume I'm not trying to dampen down voter participation. But if we do what we set out to do in the mid terms, there may be a tendency to have a big party and get a false sense of security. We cannot relent until we have a majority in both houses and the White House. Because the right will double down on their lies and call to Arms to their base.

[Beartracks]

33. And this isn't just about 2018 and 2020. It's about EVERY election thereafter, too! n/t

[BlueJac]

34. k&R