For the tens of millions of Americans who supported Vice President Kamala Harris in last week's election. This is not the result we wanted for her historic and hard-fought campaign.
So I have a suggestion for you. Let's stop the autopsy.
Instead, let's go straight to the physical. In other words, let's examine the heartbeat that brought the far right to power and allowed it to control our institutions. If you say it's money, that's about right, but it's also strategy and the long game.
More than that, as progressives we must recommit to the core values that have set us apart, especially our commitment to free speech.
Let's start with the right's long-term strategy. I think the Democratic Party should have responded more proactively. Decades ago, when the 1971 Powell memo urged Republicans to get serious This has happened multiple times when it comes to investing money in two things: taking control of the courts and strengthening systems that allow us to win elections even if we don't win the popular vote.
We progressives now need to focus on building a trustworthy judiciary and fundamentally changing our electoral system, and we need to raise a lot of money to do that.
Our goals will be very difficult in the short term, especially during the first two years of the Trump administration and Republicans controlling the Senate.
However, as Vice President Harris said: “Sometimes it takes a long time to fight, but that doesn't mean we can't win,” he said the day after Election Day.
we made Significant progress in confirmation of federal judges Under President Biden, we will have a highly qualified, diverse, committed to civil rights.
Approximately 24 Biden judges Candidates are currently awaiting confirmationand the Senate must confirm them all using a lame duck period before the transition.
In the long term, we need to invest in a pipeline for future judges Just like the right did to the Federalist Society..
And we need to commit to structural changes that include: time limit and ethical reform In the Supreme Court.
This Supreme Court method put thumb on scale for trump It was just exhausting during the election period. And this is not the only example. Remember Bush vs. Gore?The right has been working on this for a long time.
Meanwhile, fundamental changes are needed to our country's electoral system, which the right is exploiting and failing to deliver on the promise of democracy: one person, one vote.
right Destroyed Federal Voting Rights Protectionscreating a vacuum in which MAGA can run the nation. Tough voter suppression laws swoop in;Needs to restore voting rights by passing John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and freedom to vote act.
We also have an outdated electoral system rooted in a racist past. You need to replace it with National popularity vote.
Again, this takes time. But there are things you can do right now to change the conversation. It's a return to a side known for its broad and unstinting support of free speech.
This is not our current reputation.
We will not win if we police speech, yell at our opponents, or ban them from our campuses. We seem to be afraid of losing an argument when it would be easy to win if it were true.
Especially now that the Trump administration has taken office, Seems ready to attack free speech It is our job to be heroes of free speech in all aspects. Credible opposition to Trump, especially opposition to the austere Project 2025 Agenda against freedom of speech If there was one — I would demand it.
I would like to say one more thing about what the right has been successful at lately: breaking norms and rules. The Republican Party used to be seen as a rule-conforming, rule-abiding party, until it became a rule-bending, if not rule-breaking, party. Trump is the apotheosis of this.
I do not support the unethical behavior that we have seen in some instances, such as when I was a senator. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) destroyed the rules and norms. This is to secure the important Supreme Court seat that Trump holds. But I think we should challenge norms that don't serve us and systems that weren't created for us.
This moment is painful for many of us. But we can be proud of the fact that Kamala Harris' message resonated with vast numbers of Americans across age, political party, gender, and race.
And we can look forward, emboldened by the belief that her message is the future, and that is where our country is ultimately headed.
As the old saying goes, the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, but the next best time is today.
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