PROJECT 2028 FOR DEMOCRATS

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7. Sadly, that's not a plan, more of a wet-dream wish list, and very little of it is achievable until at least 2029

As long as F47 or his evil clown posse run the executive, and the SCOTUS stands 6-3 against us, it's going to be a tough sell. If things go our way in '26 and we get the house back, maybe pick up a couple senators, there's still a steep uphill climb for all of it. Some states could enact larger parts of it, but things like "Term Limits for SCOTUS" simply can't be done at the state level.

I see three things on the list that'd be barely possible at the federal level with a thick house majority:
1. Raising Minimum Wage to $20: F47 would deeply enjoy taking credit for signing such a thing. The tough part is getting through the senate, where not every Republican is a pseudo-populist attention whore.
2. Cap congressional salary: F47 loves to fuck with congress, he might just sign it for the memes. Again, getting it through the senate for the sharpie action is a struggle.
3. Cap CEO pay: similar to #2, F47 loves it when those mighty private-sector magnates come to DC or Maralago to kiss his ass. Two hazards here: the senate is tricky, as in #1 and #2, and some of the CEOs might have special ass-kissing talents or techniques that arouse him bigly.

The "plan" is not viable for many years, and events are so deeply chaotic now, we don't even have a feel for how the next 6 months well play out.

I think Democrats need to start from where Heritage started in 1975 with their project papers. Begin with realistic goals, plans to achieve them, and lists of people to tap both for scoring the goal and for maintaining the situation afterward. Here are a couple I'd like to see.
1. Rebuild a media-aware foundation to acquire radio stations and produce mixed entertainment and talk-radio programming that provides viewpoint alternatives to remote communities while supporting progressive viewpoints for urban ones. Like "Air America" but it has to be expected to weather long-term losses for the first decade or so, making money cannot be the goal of this foundation. Eventually it might, but that can't be the initial expectation.
2. Start and really support a volume of online streaming talk shows and podcasts capable of building audiences. The righties have been kicking our asses at this for decades and it has a discernable impact on elections, we need to turn the situation around pronto.
3. Hold public town-hall meetings in every Republican rep's district. No candidate yet? Oh well, send in some congresscritter from elsewhere, as nearby as possible, or at least media personality. Build brand, get the hype going, we're going to need every vote from every voter to survive and to recover democratically from the shitshow that will be the next decade

We need a "Project 2026" of our own. And a "Project 2027". And a "Project 2028". And so on for perpetuity.