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Resistance movement: time to take a stand!
Howard Schultz’s potential candidacy for the Presidency is an existential threat… we must treat it as such
Back in the dark days right after Trump’s inauguration, I was quite impressed with the emergence of a unified opposition to him and his policies. We first saw it with the Women’s March — remember the “pussy hats.” Then, we saw it emerge in opposition to Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare. That is where the rubber hit the road.
Everywhere politicians went, they were dogged by activists attacking them over their position on healthcare. Mitch McConnell’s office was targeted with a “die in” staged by disability advocates, and he was harassed just about everywhere he went, even at home.
Republicans were afraid to hold town hall meetings in their districts, often cancelling them, to avoid being confronted with activists there.
Literally, the Republicans felt under siege. The result was tangible. Despite having full control of the levers of power, they could not pass their healthcare repeal. Obamacare remains the law of the land, and the resistance deserves credit.
We tried again when Trump nominated Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. There we were less successful. I would argue that the choice of…
