Appearing at Netroots Nation yesterday, Texas progressive Beto O'Rourke gave a rousing response to a question about the MAGAt Republican redistricting effort to steal five Congressional seats from Dems, at the behest of the unpopular Malignant Fascist. Here's an excerpt of his response:
"They are betting that our side is going to give in and give up. That we are the old Democratic party that was more interested in concession and compromise – and even in some cases, you know, older Democratic leaders like maybe the minority leader in the Senate bending the knee and submitting to these guys rather than saying, 'The hell with that, we’re going to fight you tooth and nail, whatever it takes to make sure that we are ruthlessly focused on stopping your power grab and making sure that we win power ourselves.' And then, when we have power, as my friend Mandela Barnes in Wisconsin says, we drive that car like we stole it. We run the tables on these guys, every single issue that we care about. So, we’re not going to let Ken Paxton frighten us, intimidate us.
The country wants to see a fight. Everyone who’s bent the knee, everyone who’s conceded to Donald Trump – Tim Cook giving him the golden iPhone two days ago. I mean, enough of that stuff, right? We need to stand and fight. This is a moment of truth.
If we fail right now in the breach, if we do not win power in 2026, the consolidation of authoritarian control in the hands of Donald Trump will be nearly unstoppable. … So all of us must do all we can with what we have where we are." (our emphasis)
O'Rourke's spirit and willingness to fight with whatever he has should inspire every Dem and like minded Independents, and even the colorless, compromising old Dems. The sad reality is that too many will cling to their dated expectations of good faith from MAGAts.
The full interview on YouTube can be found here.
(photo: Ronaldo Bolaños / The Texas Tribune)
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