For any DU'ers who even occasionally doubt that Democrats are doing enough -- Democrats are doing enough. [View all]

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In Congress the Democratic minority party status gets ignored or shaded or doubted or damned by most corporate media no matter what it does. DU'ers already know this.

At state levels there has been much Democratic resistance as shown by continued protests and federal court filings.
At the federal level, congressional Democrats have held filibuster speeches and
actually walked out of one Senate Judiciary meeting's unethical proceeding. Several House and Senate persons, as part of congressional oversight, have also visited ICE's concentration camps, where Americans are held without due process.

Brief (though not exhaustive) Review of Democrats and Democrat adjacent organizations who have clearly resisted this administration's lawlessness without proportional media coverage:

Blue state governors --
CA's Gavin Newsom,
IL Gov. JB Pritzker,
CO Gov. Jared Polis,
KY Gov Andy Bashear,
MA Gov. Maura Healey,
NY Gov Kathy Hochul ,
have been “Trump proof-ing” their states for months, and beefing up teams of lawyers.

State Attorneys General --
CA AG Rob Bonta,
IL AG Kwame Raoul,
CO AG Phil Weiser,
MN AG Keith Ellison,
NJ AG Matthew Platkin,
NY AG Letitia James,
OR AG Dan Rayfield,
WA AG Nick Brown ,
leveraged their large staffs to jointly file against the lawlessness of the felon and his cabinet.

Organizations affiliated with the Democratic Party --
American Civil Liberties Union,
Democracy Forward,
EarthJustice,
Indivisibles, who are of, by and for Democrats;
Marc Elias Group, biggest, winningest law firm representing democracy and Democratic Party interests,
National Women’s Law Center Action Fund,
Planned Parenthood Action Fund and
Reproductive Freedom for All,
have filed lawsuits in federal courts across districts of the U.S.

Democratic Caucuses of the Senate and House --
Senator Chris Van Hollen, MD
Senator Cory Booker, NJ
Senator Bernie Sanders, VT
Senator Adam B. Schiff, CA
Senator Amy Klobuchar, MN
Senator Jeff Merkeley, OR -- his research of the bank transfers regarding the Epstein files, and his urging that this information be made public is part of the effort to tie Epstein to $hitler and to Russia.
Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii put holds on the felon's judicial nominees,
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, RI -- for nightly tv appearances and updates; and for his brilliant series "The Scheme" that lays out dark money networks
Rep. Robert Garcia, CA
Rep. Dan Goldman, NY
House Reps. Jamie Raskin, MD
Rep. Eric Swalwell, CA
Rep Ro Khanna, CA
Rep. Don Beyer, VA
Senator Chris Murphy (said in a recent interview that Trump “doesn’t give a fuck what we write” ... so he sees no reason to participate in the drafting of funding bills if the president is going to keep withholding billions of dollars Congress already approved and goading Republican senators to claw back more)
Maxwell Frost, FL,
Democratic Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries NY has held press conferences & organized shadow oversight hearings,
Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez NY
have been setting public donation records, conducting over 130 red district town halls across 50 states, including political rallies, and daily TV & media commentary.

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In case the above still isn't enough ...

March:
March 17: Democrats launch "People's Town Halls" nationwide, targeting vulnerable Republicans according to Democrats.
March 29: Rep. Maxwell Frost attends the Michigan Democratic Party People's Town Hall in Warren, Michigan.

April:
April 10: Democrats announce a "People's Town Hall" blitz during the April recess to hold the GOP accountable for their budget plan.
April 10: The Democratic Party states they are "doubling down" on town halls in Republican-held districts, featuring high-profile figures like Senator Cory Booker.
April 13: A People's Town Hall is held in Arizona's 6th Congressional District, represented by Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani.
April 22: A "Good Trouble Festival" town hall takes place in Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District, represented by Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan.
April 24: A town hall is held in Colorado's 8th Congressional District, represented by Republican Rep. Gabe Evans.
April 24: Another town hall is hosted in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District, represented by Republican Rep. Richard Hudson.
April 25: A town hall occurs in Missouri's 2nd Congressional District, represented by Republican Rep. Ann Wagner.
April 26: The Manatee Democratic Party, in partnership with Indivisible Manatee, hosts a Town Hall Event featuring former Congressman and MSNBC Contributor, David Jolly.

May:
May 16: Greenwood's Town Hall at 6:30pm EDT.
May 17: "Benefits Over Billionaires" Town Hall in Allentown, Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District, at 7:00pm EDT.
May 17: Muncie's Town Hall in Indiana's 5th Congressional District, at 10:00am EDT.
May 18: "Benefits Over Billionaires" Town Hall in Bucks County, Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District, at 5:30pm EDT.
May 19: New Bern's Town Hall in North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District, at 6:00pm EDT.
May 20: SPCDP Tiny Town Hall in Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District, at 6:00pm EDT.
May 25: Dawson County Town Hall in Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District, at 3:00pm CDT.

June:
June 6: A People's Town Hall in Michigan's 7th Congressional District with Senator Elissa Slotkin and Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet at 5:30pm EDT.

July:
July 8: Fort Wayne's Town Hall in Indiana's 3rd Congressional District at 6:00pm EDT.
July 11: The Manatee County Democratic Party hosts a virtual candidate town hall, featuring candidates for US Representative, District 16, Manatee School Board, District 1 (non-partisan), and Manatee County Commissioner.
July 19: Beto O'Rourke holds a town hall in Glen Allen, Virginia.
July 24: Democrats ramp up town hall offense with focus on Epstein.
July 26: Florida Democrat Maxwell Frost holds a town hall in Dayton, Ohio, with Senator Chris Murphy.
July 26: American Pride Rises hosts the "Summer of Us" town hall and community celebration in Orlando, focused on discussing challenges and promoting solutions to expand healthcare coverage, strengthen community hospitals, and address affordability issues.
July 30: Indivisible is launching a national effort to train one million people, with the next session taking place on this date.
July 31: Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan is scheduled to speak in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.

August:
August 13: Bernie Sanders "Fight The Oligarchs" Rally in Asheville NC, introduced by Rev. Wm Barber, attracts thousands
August 14-16: Florida League of Cities Annual Conference takes place in Orlando, Florida.
August 20: Manatee Chamber Headliners Luncheon takes place in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.
End of August: Florida Democrat Maxwell Frost plans another event with Senator Elizabeth Warren in Nebraska.

Objectively speaking:
After all the above minority party's work, to see any more sweepingly emotional, wrong, baseless, negative questions, implications and/or claims about the Democratic Party and its leaders on DU doesn't even deserve further informative answers.

Friendly reminder:
Seeing nothing on any Democrat's part doesn't equal doing nothing on the party's part.
So please. Use the DU search icon about your "issue" before indulging in easy, divisive doubt posts about national Democrats or their affiliates.

GO DEMOCRATS!!