Anat Shenker-Osorio is a political strategist and communications researcher for progressive campaigns.
To be sure, #NotAllDemocrats applies.
But they are the exception.
Protesters hold signs during an anti-Trump demonstration in front of the California State Capitol on Feb. 5, 2025, in Sacramento.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
We have said repeatedly our leaders, individual senators that we are ready to do that.
So thats number one.
In part because polling has become the partys stand in for position-taking.
Too many Democratic leaders determine what to say based on what polls purport to tell them voters think.
You will also know that Americans number one issue ever and always is whats in their wallets.
In other words, the billionaires who finance our representatives call the shots more now than ever.
Your vote, to use the common slogan, is your voice.
Its just that cha-ching is drowning it out.
But far more importantly, public action yields better public policy.
Sometimes, the first move you make is wildly unpopular.
We cannot poll, cajole Democrats, or even vote our way to democracy.
We must take to the streets and demand it.
