Trump is all over the news. He has been aggressive, overwhelming.
The Democrats have mostly been missing. It’s as though since they have no power in Congress to stop Trump and the Republicans, they don’t know what to do. They held their silly paddles up during Trump’s State of the Union speech, and they have sputtered individually about various Trump actions. The Party has not organized anything,
This is not the way to win back the hearts and minds of disaffected middle-class Democrats who voted for Trump, nor the many Republicans who voted for Trump, holding their noses, because of their concern with the economy,
Democrats usually speak to their base. But what the Party needs to do now is speak to those who voted for Trump in the last election; it needs to establish a line of communication with them. And it needs to find a way of speaking to Trump voters effectively. .
In communicating, the Party needs to establish a presence on social media as well as the internet and cable TV. Too long has the Party allowed the Republicans to dominate the information war by having only a weak presence in the new media.
Whenever Trump or one of his minions does something that harms the Trump voter, that breaks a promise he made to them, the Party must make sure that Trump voters know what Trump is doing and its impact on them—clearly and effectively.
When he does something that violates the Constitution, especially its checks and balances, the Party must—after explaining the importance of the checks and balances, America is not a monarchy—counter Trump’s view that the courts or Congress have no power over his “legal” actions.
Besides doing this using a rapid response style, daily if necessary, the Party should have a once-a-week news conference—again using social media, etc.—to review Trump’s actions of the week and how those actions harmed the interests of Trump voters.
And it is important that these communications be directed clearly to Trump voters. Democrats must show them that it is the Democratic Party that cares for them, not the Republicans. Republicans have used and abused them, especially on the economy.
To do this successfully, the Party must be more than the anti-Trump. They must present a positive vision for the country and the policies that flow from it that resonate with the hearts and mind of the American people. See my post, "What Does the Democratic Party Stand For."
The Republican Party has always been the party of big business, not the worker. And Trump has been true to form. Trump's actions since the inauguration have been to further the interests of corporate America, not the average American.
These communications will not be lost on the Democratic base. It will hear these broadcasts and be energized by what the Party is doing and saying.
The Party must start laying the base now for reclaiming Congress in the 2026 midterm elections.