If Democrats want to take back the House and the Senate in 2026, they must stop lying to voters by omission. This is not a normal presidency, and it does not deserve a normal campaign.
They should run on one platform — unapologetically: impeach Donald Trump.
Trump’s approval rating is underwater. A majority of Americans disapprove of his leadership. The public already senses danger. What they’re waiting for is accountability.
Trump has pardoned individuals tied to political violence, including Jan. 6 offenders who assaulted police. That is not reconciliation — it is permission. It tells future extremists that violence in service of power will be forgiven. Look at ICE.
Abroad, the pattern escalates. His administration has carried out unauthorized military actions tied to Venezuela, bypassing Congress and international norms. Operations in the Caribbean have triggered credible allegations of civilian harm and potential war crimes. These are not fringe claims. They are the predictable result of a president who treats force as impulse and law as inconvenience.
And now Trump openly flirts with territorial expansion, floating U.S. control of Greenland as if sovereignty were negotiable. That is not diplomacy. It is imperial rhetoric — and it alarms allies for good reason.
This is a presidency testing how far it can go before anyone stops it.
Democracies don’t collapse when laws are broken once. They collapse when leaders discover there are no consequences.
If Democrats want to win in 2026, they must stop managing the moment and confront it.
One platform. One line. Impeach Trump.
Bill Werts Jr.
Bridgeville