--- title: Elizabeth Warren: The Plan to Fight Back After 2024 Election description: To everyone who is afraid of what happens next, I share your fears. But what we do next is important, and I need you in this fight with me, writes Sen. Elizabeth Warren. canonical: https://time.com/collections/time100-voices/7173801/elizabeth-warren-democrats-plan-after-2024-election/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2024-11-07T20:34:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-30T09:45:09.455Z article:section: Ideas og:title: Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Here's the Plan to Fight Back og:description: To everyone who is afraid of what happens next, I share your fears. 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Elizabeth Warren](https://time.com/author/sen-elizabeth-warren/) ## Sen. Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Warren is a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts.  After securing her third term in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to the crowd at an Election Night Watch Party on Nov. 5, 2024. After securing her third term in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to the crowd at an Election Night Watch Party on Nov. 5, 2024.Erin Clark—The Boston Globe/Getty Images To everyone who feels like their heart has been ripped out of their chest, I feel the same. To everyone who is afraid of what happens next, I share your fears. But what we do next is important, and I need you in this fight with me. As we confront a [second Donald Trump presidency](https://time.com/7172052/how-donald-trump-won-2024/), we have two tasks ahead. First, try to learn from what happened. And then, make a plan. Many political experts and D.C. insiders are [already blaming](https://time.com/7173550/how-kamala-harris-lost/) President Joe Biden’s economic agenda for [Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss](https://time.com/7173617/kamala-harris-concession-speech-full-transcript/). This does not stand up to scrutiny. Even though the Biden economy produced strong economic growth while [reining in inflation](https://time.com/7005553/inflation-grocery-prices-rates/), incumbent parties across the globe have been tossed out by voters after the pandemic. American voters also showed support for Democratic economic policies, for example, approving ballot initiatives to raise the minimum wage in Alaska and to guarantee paid sick leave in Missouri. But good economic policies do not erase painful underlying truths about our country. For my entire career, I’ve studied how the system is rigged against working-class families. On paper, the U.S. economy is the strongest in the world. But working families are struggling with big expenses like the cost of housing, health care, and childcare. Giant corporations get tax breaks and favorable rules while workers are gouged by higher prices. Billionaires pay paltry[ taxes](https://time.com/6110842/democrats-billionaire-tax-problem/) on their wealth while families can’t afford to [buy their first homes](https://time.com/6994751/home-ownership-affordability-expensive-attom-report/). Americans do not want a country where political parties each field their own team of billionaires who then squabble over how to divvy up the spoils of government. [Vice President Harris](https://time.com/7173622/kamala-harris-concession-speech-election/) deserves credit for running an inspiring campaign under unprecedented circumstances. But if Democrats want to earn back the trust of working people and govern again, we need to convince voters we can—and will—unrig the economy. What comes next? Trump won the election, but more than 67 million people voted for Democrats and they don’t expect us to roll over and play dead. We will have a peaceful transition of power, followed by a vigorous challenge from the party out of power, because that’s how democracy works. Here’s a path forward. ## First, fight every fight in Congress. We won’t always win, but we can slow or sometimes limit Trump’s destruction. With every fight, we can build political power to put more checks on his administration and build the foundation for future wins. Remember that during the first Trump term, mass mobilization—including some of the largest peaceful protests in world history—was the battery that charged the resistance. There is power in solidarity, and we can’t win if we don’t get in the fight. During the Trump years, Congress stepped up its oversight of his[ unprecedented corruption](https://rollcall.com/2017/04/05/pileup-of-ethical-issues-gives-democrats-powerful-weapon-against-trump/) and abuses of power. In the Senate, Democrats gave no quarter to radical Trump nominees; we asked tough questions and held the Senate floor for hours to slow down confirmation and expose Republican extremism. These tactics doomed [some nominations](https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/17/senate-rejects-move-to-advance-trump-fed-nominee-437067) entirely, [laid the groundwork ](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/tom-price-misled-public)for other cabinet officials to [later resign in disgrace](https://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/29/price-has-resigned-as-health-and-human-services-secretary-243315), and brought scrutiny that somewhat constrained Trump’s efforts. When all this work came together, we won some of the toughest fights. Remember Republicans’ attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act? Democrats did not have the votes to stop the repeal. Nevertheless, we fought on. Patients kept up a relentless rotation of meetings in Congress, [activists in wheelchairs](https://www.salon.com/2017/06/22/police-drag-away-protesters-in-wheelchairs-from-mitch-mcconnells-office/) performed civil disobedience, and lawmakers used every tactic possible—[late night speeches](https://rollcall.com/2017/01/09/senate-democrats-plan-late-night-obamacare-speeches/?%5Fgl=1%2A1wex2qv%2A%5Fga%2AMjAyMjk3NjQxNy4xNzMwMzQwNTM1%2A%5Fga%5FHE91SDD0WW%2AMTczMDM0MDUzNS4xLjAuMTczMDM0MDUzNS42MC4wLjEyMzM1NTA0ODU.), [forums highlighting patient stories](https://www.democrats.senate.gov/about-senate-dems/dpcc/hearings/forum-with-americans-whose-healthcare-would-be-hurt-by-tom-prices-policies), [committee reports](https://democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/democratic-report-examines-the-impact-of-aca-repeal-particularly-in), and [procedural tactics](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/19/us/politics/health-care-senate.html)—to draw attention to the Republican repeal effort. This sustained resistance ultimately shifted the politics of health care repeal. The final vote was a squeaker, but Republicans lost and the ACA survived. Democrats should also acknowledge that seeking a middle ground with a man who calls immigrants “[animals](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-expected-highlight-murder-michigan-woman-immigration-speech-2024-04-02/)” and says he will “protect” women “whether the women like it or not” is unlikely to land in a good place. Uniting against Trump’s legislative agenda is good politics because it is good policy. It was Democratic opposition to Trump’s tax bill that drove Trump’s approval ratings to what was then the [lowest levels](https://news.gallup.com/poll/203198/presidential-approval-ratings-donald-trump.aspx) of his administration, forcing Republicans to scrap all mention of the law ahead of the 2018 midterm election and helping spark one of the largest [blue waves](https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/26/politics/2018-midterms-democratic-wave/index.html) in recent history. ## Second, fight Trump in the courts. Yes, extremist courts, including a [Supreme Court](https://time.com/7027081/conservative-supreme-court-history/) stocked with MAGA loyalists, are poised to rubber-stamp Trump’s lawlessness. But litigation can slow Trump down, give us time to prepare and help the vulnerable, and deliver some victories. ## Third, focus on what each of us can do. I understand my assignment in the Senate, but we all have a part to play. During the first Trump administration, Democrats vigorously contested every special election and laid the groundwork to [take back the House in the 2018 midterms](https://time.com/5447422/midterm-elections-2018-democrats/), creating a powerful check on Trump and breaking the Republican trifecta. Whether it’s stepping up to run for office, supporting a neighbor’s campaign, or getting involved in an organization taking action, we all have to continue to make investments in our democracy—including in states that are passed over as “too red.” The political position we’re in is not permanent, and we have the power to make change if we fight for it. ## Finally, Democrats currently in office must work with urgency. While still in charge of the Senate and the White House, we must do all we can to safeguard our democracy. To resist Trump’s threats to abuse state power against what he calls “the enemy within,” Pentagon leaders should issue a directive now reiterating that the military’s oath is to the Constitution. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer must use every minute of the end-of-year legislative session to confirm federal judges and key regulators—none of whom can be removed by the next President. To those feeling despair: I understand. But remember, every step toward progress in American history came after the darkness of defeat. Abolitionists, suffragettes, Dreamers, and marchers for civil rights and marriage equality all faced impossible odds, but they persisted. Now it is our turn to pull up our socks and get back in the fight. 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