what to do now?
Here is a variety of actions you can take right away to resist the MAGA coup going on in Washington and revive democracy from the grass roots.
Read Marcy Wheeler on why Dems should go after vulnerable Republicans, Elon Musk, and the myths about DOGE—rather than Chuck Schumer. (On vulnerable R’s, see the Feb. 11 blog post on our home page.)
special elections now show the momentum is ours
In case anyone doubted that there is general revulsion in the country--and we mean also in the rural country--against Trump and Musk, they ought to look at these results from Iowa. 1. Iowa state Senate District 35, Trump +21 in November, WON by the Democrat in late January, by 4 points. Overperformance = 25 percentage points. 2. Iowa state House District 100, Trump +27.5 in November, lost by the Democrat on March 11, by 3 points. Overperformance = 24.5 percentage points. Or the March 25 upset in PA House District 36, deep-red suburban and rural Lancaster County. Now consider the coming US House special elections (on April 1): Florida 1 (ex-Gaetz) is considered R+19; Florida 6 (ex-Waltz) is R+14. If we win these, the Musk-Trump train could stall.
Let’s make this happen! Here's a list of phone banks for Weil (Dem FL-6) via Mobilize. Here's one for Gay Valimont (FL-1) and an index of events for her via Mobilize.