I don’t want to be overconfident here, so let’s assume the worst case scenario: through a combination of vote suppression, inappropriate interventions by the Supreme Court, and the bugs in the Electoral College, Trump squeaks out a narrow win even though he loses the popular vote by a large margin, and the House remains under Democratic control. Blue America is seething with anger. What can we do?
All of the options are lousy. Here they are:
- LITIGATION: We already lost in the Trump Supreme Court.
- IMPEACHMENT: LOL.
- THREATS OF SECESSION: Blue America isn’t a compact area from a geographic perspective, and it would just give Trump an excuse to send in troops and treat us as occupied territory.
- A GENERAL STRIKE: It wouldn’t have enough support to work. There are too many Trump supporters out there who wouldn’t cooperate.
- SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT: Trump doesn’t care, and the GOP views shutdowns as good things.
- DEFAULT ON THE DEBT: An act of nihilism that shakes things up without actually accomplishing anything.
- TAXPAYER STRIKE: This one makes some sense, if it is widespread enough, but businesses run by Trump supporters wouldn’t cooperate, and the GOP doesn’t care if the deficit explodes, anyway.
- MASSIVE DEMONSTRATIONS: Trump shrugs them off and continues his victory lap.
The bottom line is that we have to win the election–period. There is no Plan B.