Reasons I'm optimistic (and reasons I'm not)

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4. We win.

The election of 2026 will not provide us with any real governing power, but it will hobble the GOP. We need to go bold and forge a new coalition for 2028.

End the filibuster. Yeah, Trump will veto our bills but every day send a bill to his desk that embarasses and debases their party.

Simultaneously, yeah, the Northeast should redistrict.

In 2028, run in all 50 states and don't run on a timid agenda. Force the GOP to fight everywhere.

If we win in 2028, we can begin undoing the damage done. It isn't impossible, but it isn't trivial.

I understand the circularity of the idea of "winning by winning in order to win," but we need to break the downward spiral our party has been on for a while. We need to become popular again and we can do that by being bold.

New voters, new coalitions. Nothing is fixed.

Edit: Also, if we SWEEP congress -- as in big majority in the house and, say... 53 seats in the Senate? The entire narrative is going to change. The redistricting issue will shift from one of tactical line drawing to strategic mismanagement. When the other side doesn't play by the rules, it sucks and seems impossible to overcome. But history says we will overcome it because progress is inevitable.