16. And you use this fight as a model for future fights on immigration, foreign police. etc.
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17. Here's the other thing: the fight has to be designed to raise profile of congressional Dems & grassroots opposition.
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18. Every Congressional Dem should sign a manifesto promising to defend medicare. And in GOP districts, pick a local leader to raise a stink
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19. In every GOP district you have someone whose job it is organize resistance & have constituents complain to congressperson.
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20. Key point is to hang Ryan around Trump's neck and to destroy Trump's populist credentials.
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21. There was an old saying the civil rights movement: "the people need victories." Let's give them one, as early as possible.
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22. Mr. Ross Douthat of the New York Times has an objection:https://twitter.com/DouthatNYT/status/797954081188741121 …
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23. Issue is of framing: Trump & Ryan likely to eventually fight. Better to make it look like Dems defeated Ryan & forced Trump to give up
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24. Broader point here is that Trump is now head of a very unstable GOP coalition of conservatives, populists & authoritarians.
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Yep -- lots of factions. Pick up allies where you can and use them against Trump on all the issues.
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