"...our job was to pull the curtain back on the wizard and remind people that the emperor had no clothes" [View all]

That headline is from Simon's Wednesday election recap (he covers a lot of important ground)

The felon is abusing powers and inflicting enormous harms on us as the regime works to destroy the constitutional order. However, he is NOT all powerful. The opposite. He is in decline -- politically, physically, cognitively.

Yes, the horrors are enraging and heartbreaking, but one of my thoughts as I listened to Simon's election recap is that, with every post we have a choice:

1. We can promote the counter-resistance narrative that all is hopeless; that the aspirational America we love is dead, that the felon and MAGA are unstoppable.

2. We can promote the truth that he is in decline. He is wildly unpopular. He is a weak, vindictive, angry old man. Growing numbers of people recognize that his cruel, criminal, and corrupt acts are the Opposite of the shared American values that have driven every decent thing this nation has ever accomplished.

The "mood" of social media matters. And everything we post here or elsewhere contributes to that mood.

With (1) we sow doom and hopelessness that immibilizes. With (2) we sow the truth and inspire hope that activates.

Yes, the challenges are perhaps the biggest we have faced in our lifetime, but if we spark a positive feedback loop of hope and action that engages people in stepping up to shape their government in unprecedented numbers, we will see transformative change. Never, ever underestimate what People Power can accomplish.

There is a lot more good stuff from Simon. I highly recommend the entire segment.

He discusses things we are getting right, and suggests areas we need greater focus. This is not the usual run down of what "they" -- the consultants, electeds, and candidates -- need to do. It is what more of US need to be thinking about and doing to shape the social media narrative and push our electeds and other party leaders in ways that will make us a stronger and more effective party