Jack,

Donald Trump won.

We stepped up and donated, knocked on doors, made phone calls, rallied hard
and did everything we were asked to do, and it didn’t matter. Vice President
Kamala Harris ran an incredible campaign, Trump did not—and it didn’t matter.
For myriad reasons, America decided it preferred the convicted felon instead.

The question now isn’t just “what happened?” but “what do we do next?”

To move forward, we need to rebuild our movement from the ground up. And that
starts with listening to those we disagree with open hearts and curiosity. And
then we need to hear what they don’t explicitly tell us, reading between the
lines to figure out what’s really driving them.

Yes, some of them are hopeless racists and misogynists, and nothing we do
would change that. We’re not talking about their 30% fringe. But the other 20%?
They aren’t lost. As much we may hate them for foisting a dangerous Trump on us
once again, the reality is that we lost the persuasion battle. We have to
reengage it.

Republicans built an entire media ecosystem to propagandize not just their
supporters, but a new generation of radicalized young men. Liberals have
thought for too long that everything was fine because there was a “liberal
media,” yet it’s now painfully obvious that the Washington Post and The New
York Times aren’t our friends. We need real liberal media.
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No one wants to do this again, but Daily Kos is once again stepping up to keep
people informed. We will closely track Trump’s actions, helping find ways to
resist his fascist agenda. But we will also work to educate Americans,
countering conservative propaganda. It’s hard to win elections if people think
crime is at an all-time high (it was the opposite), undocumented immigrants
don’t pay taxes (they do, and get no benefits back), and the economy is a
disaster (it is the envy of the world).

Our legacy media failed our nation by normalizing Trump’s bigotry and fascist
promises, and it failed extra by failing to counter right-wing lies. Help us be
a part of a newly invigorated and well-supported (truly) liberal media
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I know it’s tough, and everything is awful, but we can’t give up on this
country we love so much.

Keep fighting,
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