Hi Joe
You are in a battle but you can win it. Despite being on the wrong side of almost every vote for virtually all of your political career, you have shown your human side on a number of occasions. I have the feeling (and the hope) that this human side is not just a coat you put on when convenient but is actually part of your character.
You have shown how you can work with Republicans - by voting with them as if you were a Republican yourself.
Your battle is with the Senate and specifically with Mitch. He is anti-democratic, anti-constitution, a hypocrite (just look at the appointment of the most recent member of the supreme court) and could care less about the American people. You can outsmart him.
Your main ally is the American people and they will rally to your support if you show them that you have their backs. Your legacy could outshine virtually all other presidents and be right up there with FDR. Obama could be left eating your dust. So what is the strategy here.
Firstly you must have fire side chats. Don't do them via any news media but post them on Youtube. You don't want them edited by your corrupt media. Post them at the same time each week. In your fire side talks you tell the people what bills you are going to send, or have sent to the other branches of the government and explain why you are doing it. As time goes on, you explain where these bills got stopped by the house of representatives or Senate and who, specifically, opposed them. Keep your bills simple. No complex bills. Let's take an example.
Your presidential election system and in fact your total election system is a joke in the eyes of the world. We find it hard to believe that a country that blathers on about their great democracy and how they spread democracy around the world* (Yeah Right!!!) has such a system. So here is your first bill.
* Read Classified Woman by Edmons, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by Perkins, The Untold History of the United States by Stone and so forth.
Propose that the president will be chosen by popular vote. Whoever gets the most votes by the people wins. Scrap the present system completely. Don't include any other reforms in this bill and don't accept any compromises. Keep each bill really really simple. You are dealing with a population, 40% of which believe that the world was created some 6000 years ago. If they send the bill back to you in a modified form veto it and send it back as originally proposed. Do one easily understood step at a time. You can tell the people in your fire side talk that following the passing of this bill, you will send other reforms to the House and Senate but one step at a time. And no pork fat allowed.
Of course Mitch will scream bloody blue murder as will a whole bunch of other vested interests. The people will love it and they will come out in droves to support you. You can include clips of Mitch opposing the bill in the Senate in your fire side talks. Keep hammering on at Mitch. Continue in this style, step by inevitable step. When Mitch opposes the bill, and you have explained to the people what is happening, send it to congress again. Mitch will feel like he has walked into a buzz saw. Go get'im. You can do it.
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