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Thank you so much for putting this dazzling lineup of minds together as counterpoint, all collectively capable of presenting the course correction that America needs once House oversight has started to eviscerate the #TrumpMillerVoughtProject2025BillionaireCabal.

Imagine if by the time Trump stands behind that podium in defiance against a functioning democracy, we have already taken him down a couple of notches. This is the power of the #ImmediateFlipMovement, where we convince just two House Republicans to realize that their destiny as true patriots can only be realized if they declare as independent, caucusing with Democrats.

We must focus our millions on making this choice tangible to the dozens of reps who already see their races as underwater thanks to what Trump and Noem have already done.

I've already created memes and phone message scripts to use, initially focusing on the three MN Repubs not likely to win again with an R after their name.

Please check out and consider spreading around the ideas and procedures within this content.

https://open.substack.com/pub/toddtelford/p/memes-and-scripts-to-induce-mn-house?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

One key element in reducing the threshold for making these career changing decisions is #ProjectCarrot.

This is where DNC Chair Ken Martin makes a deal with prospective defectors to not fund or back a candidate against them in November as long as they remain as independents caucusing with Democrats into 2027.

In this deal we get the gavel, they get career security and the status of a trusted bipartisan voice going forward.

If any within your organization, or perhaps even within this panel, see the value in this approach I respectfully request that they ask Chair Martin to run with this THIS WEEK. Johnson might never touch the gavel again.

And there's got to be a few dozen House Republicans that secretly would love to see this happen.

I will be making similar meme sets and scripts for those that have already stated that they are retiring at the end of the year. They could be the low-hanging fruit.

Aine Dee's avatar

I LOVE this. See y'all on livestream and so appreciate this.

Kathy  Welch's avatar

HURRAY! 🐸 📰 🗞️

Ojai Ohana's avatar
Luis Lobo's avatar

It’s a cesspool..

Luis Lobo's avatar

It’s a cesspool..:

seth long's avatar

I appreciate the writing in this Substack, and the spirit behind having an alternative to the State of the Union, but referring to DC as a "swamp" is Republican framing used to deligitimize the federal government, and dehumanize the people living in DC.

Bridget's avatar

It is pointedly calling this regime the swamp.

Kyle's avatar

Awesome. Not sure I can make it live though. Will this be recorded?

Alison Broadbent's avatar

Before you turn around because it looks as though you have to pay for a ticket take heart! Scroll down to where it says,'Join the Livestream". You register there. https://www.defiance.org/sotu

PiCatChew's avatar

🐸👌😆

Penny Carson's avatar

Invite the Dem. House and Senate.

Ty Bauman's avatar

I heard about this from Glen Kirschner and knew about a few of the speakers. This is the first time I've seen the lineup. It's going to be even better than I thought. YAY!!!!

roseb's avatar

As much as I really want to watch this, and we need to drain the Swamp, I am a Senior and cannot afford the $100 to be included.

Janis VOC's avatar

Keep scrolling. The virtual event is free

Bridget's avatar

It is free to stream the event. Go to defiance.org and sign up with just your email to get a link sent to you.

roseb's avatar

I thought it was free...If that is the case, then how do you get past the ticket price page??

Alison Broadbent's avatar

you scroll down farther than the tickets for sale. At the bottom of this https://www.defiance.org/sotu

Kyle's avatar

Not seeing a link beneath the tix for sale links.

Alison Broadbent's avatar

it's there below the ticket sales. Or click at the top right where it says RSVP and then go down to just below the tickets for sale

Anne Birkett's avatar

So free subscribers are left out of the shebang? Subscribing to all Substack authors is expensive and may discourage participation.

Hussein Hopper's avatar

It’s murica, gotta make a buck = democracy/true patriots.

The irony of frogs being swamp dwellers doubtless lost on this bunch of virtue signallers, whose only ambition is likely to become PAID swamp dwellers like those they “despise so much”.

What no Clintons, oblahmas, paypalosi’s?

Oh yeah forgot they already cashed out of the swamp.

The circus goes on while the country goes down the S bend. Very entertaining/satisfying for the rest of the world(except Israel of course).

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EtTuBrutex's avatar

Yeah, and I’m not paying $50 to rsvp to this event. Just like those constant fundraising texts. I always type “stop” or “end” no matter who the candidate is, or how urgent the cause is. That is the DNC’s idea of a game plan. The DNC is killing our chances !

Andrea J's avatar

The live-stream is free! I just signed up for it.

Patti Kincheloe's avatar

How? Every time I tried the link all I found was a ticket sales page.

Andrea J's avatar

Scroll down the page to the sign-up for the livestream. There is a place to put your email then click rsvp. You don't have to sign up for the vip experience. You will get a message that you will get the link prior to the event. It's kind of hidden, and you are pushed toward the paying section, but RESIST! Unless you can afford it. I can't, but want to be part of it anyway.