This is the simplest way to punch back at Trump's gaslighting

[mtngirl47]

Sorry for the paywall, but this is an important idea from Thom Hartmann---it's actually the second time he has advocated a "shadow cabinet" comprised of Democrats. I remember when Trump was out of power and he was sending "envoys" to various spots around the world and campaigning constantly---we criticized him for doing that, but it kept him in the daily news cycle.


https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/trump-gaslighting-2673966660/

If Democrats don’t field leaders who can seize the camera, hold attention, and embody a vision, then they’ll forever be fighting from behind while Trump and his enablers drown out every other sound.

Voters, after all, are human beings, not spreadsheets. They’re moved by the emotional gravity of people they trust, admire, or even fear. Republicans learned this long ago and built their machine around it. Democrats can no longer afford to pretend that calm reason, logic, and rational policies will carry the day without their own powerful messengers.

One way to answer this problem is to reject the premise that only one Great Man can command attention. Imagine instead a bench of great women and men, a shadow cabinet of governors, senators, and policy innovators who step into the spotlight issue by issue. Rather than waiting for one savior figure, Democrats could show the country that they have a team of giants ready to govern.

To show America not just one alternative to Trump but an entire government-in-waiting.

[sop]

1. Trump presided over a government in exile for four years, using Mar-a-Lago as his South Florida White House.

He literally never stopped pretending to be president, constantly complaining he was robbed of his rightful second term while plotting his restoration. And Garland's weak prosecutorial efforts only succeeded in keeping Trump in the public eye. Problem is Democrats don't have anyone willing to play the role of angry, aggrieved former leader.

[usonian]

2. Alternet alternatives

It's syndicated at MSN
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/this-is-the-simplest-way-to-punch-back-at-trump-s-gaslighting-opinion/ar-AA1M0OhK

Hint: many articles from various sources are syndicated, so a web search on the title (thank goodness) can turn up a copy,

Or, use one of the archive sites.
https://archive.ph/bCxEn

Internet Archive (wayback machine)
https://web.archive.org/web/20250906140453/https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/trump-gaslighting-2673966660/

Oh, and there's the Hartmann report.
https://hartmannreport.com/

Click on "let me take a look"
https://hartmannreport.com/p/from-silence-to-spotlight-how-a-democratic-0c1

Thom is a DU member.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=197528
That is, if he's the same "NY Times bestselling author and talkshow host"
Ain't too many of those.

and good luck with "this internet thingy"

[carpetbagger]

3. Nice in theory, but who makes the picks?

If there's an apparent nominee, that's one thing. But the most likely outcome is mealy placeholders sucking air from the rising fighters.

[Montauk6]

4. Expect a tsunami of gaslighting after the events today at UVU