Even as backers are now “demoralized” after pouring more than $1 billion into Harris Walz's campaign, liberals are calling for renewed “resistance” to President Donald Trump's second term. They say they are preparing and rallying left-wing donors to reinvigorate them. tohe new york times.
Progressive groups are preparing for full-scale resistance to President Donald Trump's second term, with lawsuits, protests, campaigns and mass mobilizations aimed at blocking the administration's policies. We are appealing to donors for financial support. times memo.
Wednesday's article said donors are being asked to double their funds, even though questions remain about the effectiveness of the exorbitant sums already spent.
Leaders of these groups have pledged to reach out to their supporters and block President Trump's policies, but the effort comes amid increased scrutiny of past donations.
“This time,” I admit. [around] It might be more difficult.” times Groups such as the ACLU and the Center for Biological Diversity, major players opposing President Trump's first term, are vowing to challenge Trump's policies again.
“President Trump’s bigotry, misogyny, anti-climate, anti-wildlife fervor will all be defeated,” Kieran Suckling of the Center for Biological Diversity wrote in a plea to donors. Similarly, the ACLU's Anthony Romero declared, “Trump must get over us all,” signaling the nonprofit's intention to lead a new effort against the administration.
Despite the enthusiasmhe new york times He noted that the new move comes at a time when many progressive donors who spent large sums of money to counter the Trump administration are skeptical about the impact of those investments. are.
“Nonprofits are finding that some supporters are not energized by further ‘resistance.’ Instead, they are left feeling exhausted and wondering if their donations have made any difference.” ,” the report states.
But the essay says these liberal nonprofits are undaunted.
From grassroots protests to “war rooms” aimed at derailing President Trump's nominees and policies, leaders are worried that their efforts will benefit the new “resistance” planned for the incoming administration. claimed to be essential.
Left-wing activist Billy Wimsatt, director of the Progressive Voters Project, a network of donors to progressive battleground groups, urged his supporters to turn their “sadness and shock” into action and urged grassroots groups to “I will take the lead,'' he said. At this next stage. ”
Meanwhile, Rachel O'Leary Carmona of the Women's March announced plans for a large rally ahead of President Trump's inauguration, aiming to replicate the 2017 movement that drew hundreds of thousands of people. .
This issue is raised as a progressive group mobilize Influential voices on the left signal the need for extraordinary measures of resistance.
Joshua Klein is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email jklein@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter @Joshua Klein.
