Soon they will see that he is exactly what many other Americans have already known him to be; a clever, cunning manipulator who uses people for his own personal gain; clearly, the most divisive, devious incoming president in modern times. He is Tricky Dick Nixon on steroids and he will, by his own bizarre behavior and actions, follow Nixon down the road to some form of self-induced expulsion.
The Republicans are determined to ram this process through Congress no matter what. But they still have a chance to do what is right for the American people if cooler, wiser heads prevail who can see know how the GOP is going to be politically crucified if they go forward with their twisted plan.
This article indicates that there is at least one Republican in Congress who knows that his party is playing with fire if its leaders try to recklessly pursue this attempt at repeal, hoping in vain that it will be accepted in the Senate.
Tom Cotton, U.S. Rep. from Arkansas said that Republicans will be "walking the plank", that they will jeopardize their control over the House when the American people realize what their intentions are; and then erupt in rage. Cotton said that the repeal has no chance of passing in the Senate and he could not be more right in his thinking. But we'll see if his obsessed cohorts heed his warnings.
If they are hell bent on letting stubbornness lead to self-destruction then Democrats and progressives should help them do exactly that and even accelerate the process by taking the following actions in order to take back control of Congress in 2016 and 2020.
*Voter suppression; Democrats must, with every means at their disposal, immediately identify the most egregious voter suppression efforts in various states and fight to eliminate these undemocratic tactics being taken against the American electorate. Hey need to widely publicize these vicious efforts to suppress votes so the American people can see what Republicans are all about; to paint them as the progress blockers and obstructionists that they are.
*Massive mobilization of African American and Hispanic voters, together with strong efforts to regain the support of the working class, which will include significant numbers of thoroughly disillusioned former Trump supporters.
*Democrats need to start Right Now and quickly shift into high gear, not wait until just before the next elections. They need a 50-state mobilization strategy, and work day and night to organize efforts at state and local levels.
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