First, my thanks for your patience and my apologies for my personal health issues getting in the way…

I haven’t been able to keep up lately. My health has hit me hard, and I’ve been exhausted in every way — physically, mentally, emotionally. Still, even from the sidelines, I keep hearing the same complaint over and over: “Democrats aren’t doing enough.”

And I have to ask… what exactly do you want us to do?

Do you want us to start rioting? Do you want us to loot? Do you want us to set fires in the streets or start shooting at each other? Is that the answer? Because if it’s not — then explain to me what “enough” looks like.

I see Democrats standing up. I see them writing bills, speaking loudly, refusing to play along with corruption. I’ve seen them go into hiding to stop gerrymandering. I’ve seen them take risks, even when it looks like nothing changes. And maybe it doesn’t feel like enough, but here’s the hard truth: we can’t actually change anything until the people who are complicit in the Trump agenda are voted out.

That’s the part no one wants to hear. Real change doesn’t happen instantly. It doesn’t happen because we yell louder on Twitter or complain at each other. It happens when we replace bad politicians with better ones. Period.

So when people say Democrats aren’t doing enough, I want them to answer me honestly: what more can be done, right now, before the midterm elections? What magic solution exists that I’m not seeing? Because all I see are two choices: give up, or keep fighting the only way we actually can — with votes, with organizing, with persistence.

Yes, it feels slow. Yes, it feels like nothing’s moving. But burning it all down won’t save us. Tearing down the people who are trying won’t save us.

So if you want more, then be more. Step up. Volunteer. Educate. Organize. Don’t just sit back and complain. Don’t attack the very people holding the line.

Even better for us, join ROD today and help us teach about voter education, policies, and more. We NEED YOU.

I’m tired. I’m sick. I’m frustrated. But I’m not blind. I know the only way out of this mess is through it — together, and with our ballots.

Judy T.