Dear friend,
After years of blogging about our collective fight against MAGA, and after receiving comments from hundreds of you, I feel like I know you. You are not going to be surprised that the election results broke my heart just a bit. We had a chance to put Donald Trump behind us at long last, and we weren't quite able to get it done. This outcome will definitely require a recovery period.
But I already recognize that it's not just frustration and sorrow that have invaded me, it is anger! After I momentarily hung my head, I lifted my head. This will not stand. We will not let our country be destroyed and our constitution be shredded by a man whose love for himself and indifference to others are monumental. As Kamala Harris said today, this is not about the end of a fight, it is about the beginning of one.
That's a fight we join right now. In 2018, after two years of Trump's incumbency, we all worked to achieve the Democratic "tsunami", taking back 40 House seats and regaining Nancy Pelosi's speakership. That can be our result in 2026, a giant step in restricting Trump's powers. The obsession toward that end must start now. There's a lesson out there about no wound-licking, just pride in what we stand for, and hard work to back it up.
Join me in starting now. I am changing my blog to a simple email format, and you will get it somewhere around the 25th of each month. As in the past, it will evaluate the current outlook and offer things each of us can do. You don't have to do anything to subscribe but if you want to un-subscribe (perish that thought) there will be that option at the end of each email. This is also a great time to get your friends to join the list.
Best to all
David Harrison
Bainbridge Island, Washington
