Stiffening the spine of progressive members of Congress is crucial.

When someone is running for reelection in Texas, they're not looking for votes in California or New York.

Another crucial thing the tea party did really well is to focus in on the folks who are more or less on your side, and make sure they are as bold as possible.

I really do not think there is a serious split between Republicans and Democrats in Congress in how responsive they are to constituents.

A lot of people are worried that many of our rights and privileges we've come to expect as part of the American democratic process will be abandoned or restricted in some way. That is a valid fear and it makes it all the more important that people get together now to prevent any possible damage.

You have to be local. You have to focus on your local members of Congress.

Progressives are the majority; we won the popular vote by a long shot and Donald Trump and the congressional Republicans representing mainly rich old white men are a minority. If we stand up together and use the effective strategies and tactics the tea party used, we believe we can stop them.