The holidays are coming up. If you’re able, enjoy the relaxation and time with loved ones. We just pulled off an unprecedented victory and defeated a slate of ultra-MAGA Republicans. In turn, we helped set our country on a more democratic and prosperous path. It’s worth taking some time to celebrate. 

But remember, the fight to preserve our country and our democracy continues. The ultra-MAGA right is not stopping and they’re only getting worse. After a disastrous Election Night, you’d think there’d be some conversation amongst party leaders to moderate their image to align with the mainstream of our country. But of course not. You know which factions of the GOP are taking up all the air these days?

Neo-nazis. 

White supremacists.

Election conspiracy theorists. 

A whole batch of them just gathered together in New York to plot the future of the ultra-MAGA movement. It was a real who’s who of dangerous extremists. Multiple recently-elected members of Congress attended along with Steve Bannon, Pizzagate conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec, Donald Trump Jr., ultra-nationalist European political leaders, and more racist MAGA journalists and political operatives. 

A few messages came from the evening. First, Marjorie Taylor Greene promised the cheering crowd that she would have organized a successful and armed January 6th Insurrection. Yep, they went from offering dodgy apologies, to denying the Capitol insurrection, to now wishing they did a better job of murdering police officers and overturning our democracy. 

Second, the attendees are now bracing themselves for “total war.”

We can’t have any illusions here. The fight to save the soul of our country requires a year-round commitment. The ultra-MAGA right is not resting. They’re looking to seize on any dose of political apathy to drive Trump or whatever other stooge runs in his place into the White House. 

We saw it at last weekend’s gathering. We’ll see it during the clown show that will be the next House of Representatives. And we’ll see it yet again when the next election cycle begins to ramp up. It might seem far away now, but we can’t sit there November 5, 2024, and wonder if we should’ve done more. 

They won’t stop. But neither will we. After two election cycles, you know that we are the most effective pro-democracy movement in this country. We’re in it for however long it takes to win. 365 days a year. Help support that mission today. 

-Reed Galen