General Discussion

Independents are driving the resistance to Trump. Democrats still seem distracted by their endless fundraising and turf protecting. I was convinced after Trump was in the White House the first time that he was an existential threat to American democracy. I'm not convinced at the moment that the Democratic party is actually united behind that belief. And there doesn't seem to be an effort to hold members accountable for their actions. Independents will make up the margins by which we win in 2026, and it's because the GOP is going to lose that election, not that Democrats are actually going to win it. Once we do get the majority we can't pretend we've taken care of Trump and it will all just go away, like we did after we got control of all of it in 2021.