Faith, It's never been more evident that our economy isn't working for the majority of Americans. Just this week, Trump engaged in magical thinking in a rambling speech, claiming that his economy is "booming" and that affordability is nothing but a "con job" and a "hoax". The economy where 1 out of every 2 Americans are worried they won't be able to afford health care next year. The economy where nearly 10 million Americans are working multiple jobs to make ends meet — the highest share in 25 years. The economy where 1 in 4 American households lives paycheck to paycheck. Donald Trump and the GOP are working diligently to shovel more money to their billionaire friends at the expense of working people. But here's the truth: Trump is not the cause of everything that's broken in America. Don't get me wrong, he has certainly poured gasoline on the fire. But blaming Trump for all of our problems is not going to put the fire out. There are systemic issues that led to someone like him getting elected in the first place. He is the worst symptom of a corrupt system that rewards the rich and powerful at the expense of everyone else. This system has plagued us for years. It's a system where Reagan's trickle-down experiment failed — and is still failing — America's middle class. A system that has made it harder and harder to start and join a union. A system that says that companies donating exorbitant amounts of money to a political campaign is a form of "free speech." A system where the government bailed out banks rather than homeowners after the 2008 financial crisis. A system that allows a family to go bankrupt because they dared to receive medical care. Look, we must call out and tend to the root causes of the deep problems in our economy, our government, and our democracy — the problems that existed way before Donald Trump rode down that elevator in 2015. That's what I'm focused on while we also fight back against the harms the Trump administration brings us over the next four years. The Democratic party must, must, must fight back with defiant action instead of just pushing back with great reluctance — while also connecting the dots between today's crises, yesterday's systemic causes, and the solutions we're championing. It's going to take a lot of work to untangle this system — with political leaders fighting for the bold solutions and a strong grassroots movement calling for a better way forward. That's why it's so important for you to stay in this fight, Faith. If Democrats can show the American people what it means for a government to actually work for working people — and draw contrasts between that and what the Trump Administration is actually doing — then we can lay a strong foundation for a new way forward in the midterms and beyond. If you're in a position to make a contribution, can you donate $28 or whatever you can to help build our grassroots movement and build a government that works for working people?  | 
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