I deleted my first thread in this forum yesterday because [View all]

basically it was complaining. GOOD complaining in my opinion, but complaining nonetheless.

So I gave it 24 hours or so to see if I could come up with anything that is in any way "a way forward" instead of a justified complaint about how things stand.

This is what I came up with, and it is something I've felt in my gut since the election results were announced. Dem leadership needs to sound like this is URGENT because it is. They need to be serious and focused and not afraid to be called alarmist. They need to ask for support from Dem supporters. People will follow if they are asked to do something. Right now, the rank-and-file Dem voters feel rudderless and abandoned.

Dems should be showing up at protests and speaking. There was a good-sized protest at the capitol on Jan. 20, but I did not see any big names or anyone from Dem leadership there. So disappointing. Major players were not afraid to stand up in 2017, but now they seem cowed.

Why am I putting the responsibility on the Dem leadership? It's simple. They were given power by the people for situations just like this. In essence, they need to be our voice because that's what they were elected to do and they have the platform. Of course the people will help, but we all need to feel that we are pulling in the same direction with clearly stated goals.

I will close with this: a demoralized team that feels abandoned is hard to revive and energize the longer you wait. The time for waiting has long passed.