Who will take the lead to save American democracy?

It’s just beyond infuriating to watch how hard and how relentlessly Republicans are working to take health care and food away from the neediest Americans in order to enrich themselves.

Instead of fighting to suppress their party’s Progressive wing, we think the Democrats’ plan should be shining a bright light on Republicans running for re-election and pinning them down publicly on their choices, as in: ‟Did you vote to cut Medicaid, Medicare or Food Stamps?” ‟Did you support Donald J. Trump’s acceptance of a $400 million plane from Qatar?” ‟How could you?” and splash their answers and their votes on the front pages of every local newspaper, on every local news station and on every social media platform.

We need to shine that public light directly on the faces of these greedy thieves during their upcoming election campaigns — and make them pay a price for supporting Trump’s kleptocracy. Maybe then Democrats can retake at least part of the legislative branch of our government. After all, if the Democrats don’t take the lead in saving American democracy from Trump, then who will?