Liberals must learn Tea Party tactics, say creators of Indivisible guide

[riversedge]

I agree. some the tactics were sucessful and the constant calling our Repugs and Dems-and lighting up the DC and some state office phones is a must.




Liberals must learn Tea Party tactics, say creators of Indivisible guide
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/08/indivisible-guide-progressives-tea-party-tactics


As a congressional staffer, Sarah Dohl saw Tea Partiers disrupt and dominate politics. Now she wants progressives to learn from the conservative movement
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A Tea Party protest in Lafayette Park, Washington DC, in April 2009. Liberals should adopt similar tactics, say the creators of the Indivisible Guide. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images
Amber Jamieson



Sunday 8 January 2017 06.30 EST


Politicians seeking re-election don’t like it when voters turn up to town hall meetings wearing devil horns and carrying tombstones scrawled with the officeholder’s name.

They don’t like it when their offices are inundated with angry calls from residents. They don’t like it when protesters turn up at events they were expecting to provide positive press and complain about every vote they have made.

They don’t like it, but they can’t ignore it. It’s how the Tea Party movement propelled its startling rise to power, from its beginnings in 2009 to the stunning election of 2016.


As the fight against Donald Trump takes shape, some former congressional staffers think progressives should copy the conservative protest playbook.

About 30 staffers from Congress and not-for-profit groups have created the Indivisible guide, which offers very specific advice for “resisting the Trump agenda”.

...........................[good article]........

[gwheezie]

1. I said the same thing in 2010

I live in rural Virginia, even at the smallest most mundane county board, the teabags showed up. They learned the ropes and since no one else showed up they gave the impression this was how the majority felt. They confronted everyone. They derailed any talking points their opposition had so changed the narrative. This is important though, they had big money invested in them being able to front them.

[Zoonart]

3. You are tight!

The first rule is SHOW UP.

[Zoonart]

2. All well and good...

but the Tea Party was backed by millions of dollars from the Koch brothers.
Maybe what we need is a kick-starter that targets $ from rich liberal celebrities
to get the movement funded. Organizing, materials, transportation and media out reach requires staffing and money.
Old guys in wigs did not achieve the rise of the Tea Party. The Koch bros. did.

[gwheezie]

4. Very true

I remember when Obama was elected in 08 listening to Glenn Beck, he had dick armey on & they were already talking about the opposition.
Progressives may have to approach it the other way, start the movement & look for backers. There isn't a ready made bank account.

[TeamPooka]

5. Democrats need to start fighting Republicans the way Republicans fight Democrats.

Full obstruction over morals and values, just like they did for 8 years.
They have preached to America that total obstruction is the only righteous thing to do so Democrats need to do it.
Or be replaced by Democrats who will.