[1]A screenshot of three news headlines with the final clause of each
headline highlighted in yellow. CNN reads “Trump floats delaying election
despite lack of authority to do so.” NBC reads “Fact check: Trump suggests
postponing November election. Impossible, experts say.” Vox reads “Trump
suggests he might “delay the election.” He can’t do that.”

Indivisibles,

You probably saw the headlines -- early this morning, Trump tweeted out a
suggestion that an unspecified-someone should delay the 2020 election.

First thing: he can’t do that. Congress could, but Trump can’t.

But we all know “can’t” and “illegal” have never stopped Trump from
trying.

Here’s the “why” of Trump’s tweets: if Trump loses, he wants his base to
think it’s because of a nefarious plot against him, not because he’s the
worst president of our lifetimes. Not because millions of Americans rose
up and said “no thanks, no more.” He’s a cog in the GOP’s long-standing
democracy-undermining machine, and their plan is that long after Trump is
gone, his people will keep calling the legitimate exercise of our
democratic rights “fake news.”

That’s why it’s essential we respond quickly and strongly: not because
Trump can change the date of the election (once again, HE CAN’T) but
because his messaging is aimed at undermining the legitimacy of the one
way we can get him and the GOP out of power. Here’s what to do:

 1. [ [link removed] ]Sign up for 2020 Bootcamp. We can’t let Trump distract us -- we
need to do the work to win. On August 8 we’re holding an all-day
virtual conference to learn the skills you need to win. We’ll cover
phonebanking, textbanking, countering online disinformation (LIKE
TRUMP’S TWEETS!) and more.
 2. [ [link removed] ]Sign up to Protect the Results. Over the last few weeks, Trump’s
tweeted more and more things discrediting mail-in ballots and
suggesting that the election may be rigged against him. 🙄 He’s setting
the stage to challenge the results, and with the power of the
presidency behind him, we need to be prepared with a legal and
advocacy strategy to respond. Join Protect the Results to help in that
work.
 3. [ [link removed] ]Make a monthly donation. If we’ve learned anything from 2020, it’s
that the news never slows down. Making even a small monthly donation
helps us be prepared for whatever comes, and costs less than a cup of
coffee. Chip in even $5 or $10 monthly to support all our work.

I know there’s a lot of news coming at you every day, and that we’re
asking a lot. It’s a cliche at this point that “this is the most important
election of our lives” but it’s true: the very future of American
democracy literally depends on what we can do in the next 97 days. I'm so
eternally grateful to be in this fight together with you.

In solidarity,
Meagan Hatcher-Mays
Director of Democracy Policy, Indivisible

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