Last night, Donald Trump proved something we can’t afford to ignore: he will spend whatever it takes to destroy anyone who crosses him.
Last year, a group of Republican state senators in Indiana did something unusual: they stood up to Trump. They voted against his plan to redraw the state’s congressional map for partisan advantage.
Trump didn’t forget it. His allies poured millions of dollars into their primaries. And unfortunately, it worked. Last night at least five of them lost — most by double digits.
Now, I don’t want to be the guy who says “money buys elections,” because it’s a little more complicated than that. But I will say: money buys elections a lot of the time. And what happened in Indiana last night was a pretty vivid demonstration.
Here’s what we can do about it: we need to put good money into the right hands — and by that I mean the organizers, the data people, the on-the-ground operatives who know their states and districts like the back of their hands. The people who know which doors to knock on, which voters to turn out, and how to win in the precincts that actually decide elections.
Those people exist. They’re ready. They just need resources.
Al
P.S. Trump proved that he still has a grip on the GOP. These state-level races are where that grip gets tightened or loosened. Please help if you can.
