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Donald Trump and his administration are taking a wrecking ball to bedrock
programs, like funding for lifesaving medical research and clean air. And
up next on the chopping block will be healthcare.

That’s why I was surprised to read that a pundit suggested Democrats
should take a “tactical pause” from fighting Trump and his congressional
cronies:

Let the Republicans disagree with themselves publicly. Do not offer a
single vote. Do not insert yourself into the discourse. Do not throw a
monkey wrench into the equation. Simply step away and let ’em flirt with a
default. Just when they’ve pushed themselves to the brink and it appears
they could collapse the global economy, come in and save the day.

Let the Republicans push for their tax cuts, their Medicaid cuts, their
food stamp cuts. Give them all the rope they need. Then let dysfunction
paralyze their House caucus and rupture their tiny majority. Let them
reveal themselves as incapable of governing and, at the right moment,
start making a coordinated, consistent argument about the need to protect
Medicare, Medicaid, worker benefits and middle-class pocketbooks. Let the
Republicans crumble, let the American people see it, and wait until they
need us to offer our support.

This theory assumes that Republicans will fail to pass any meaningful
legislation. But that assumption doesn’t account for what we’ve seen,
especially in Trump’s second administration. Time and time again,
Republicans have fallen in line with Trump.

Now more than ever is the time for Democrats to get loud, to be
persuasive, to offer new ideas, and to lead. Democrats in Congress have
little formal power to legislate right now, but that shouldn’t be an
excuse for inaction. At every level of government, Democrats need to fully
engage. And our message is clear: “Trump’s policies will hurt you and we
will fight like hell to stop it.”

I’ve long championed the need for Democrats to have a stronger message on
the economy and to engage Americans all year-round and in every setting.
It’s unwise to sit it out until election season, and it’s unacceptable to
sit back until Republicans harm us.

Being a Democratic leader means being willing and able to explain why
cutting Medicaid would devastate our hospitals and clinics, and how it’ll
lead to worse health care for every single one of us.

Leaders should be able to explain why tariffs will drive up prices for all
of us as consumers. Anyone running for office should support keeping
America safe, and be able to connect that to investments in humanitarian
foreign aid to stop wars.

Millions of Americans voted for Democrats in November. They voted for a
party that will fight to uphold democracy and lower costs. We can’t just
take a break and tell people to wait until chaos erupts.

We cannot wait, as this pundit suggested, “until people need us to offer
support” because for so many Americans, like federal workers, LGBTQ+
people, and small businesses, the pain is already being felt.

Politics is NOT a game. Our politics and government affect the lives of
real people.

With a little bit of hope and a whole lot of grit, we can and must fight
back against Trump and his MAGA enablers. Thanks for being a part of that
fight.

Katie Porter



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