Buckle In, It's Going to be a Bumpy Ride

I now declare campaign 2020 officially kicked off.  And to start it off right, I'm providing my initial list of candidates to donate money to.

Without question, the two biggest targets for Democrats in 2020 need to be --- no, not Trump, believe it or not --- but the two most powerful Republicans in the Senate, Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham.

They have already made a farce out of the eventual impeachment trial of Trump in the Senate, promising a kangaroo court with a predetermined acquittal.  First, here's the current head (laughably) of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Graham:

I am trying to give a pretty clear signal I have made up my mind. I’m not trying to pretend to be a fair juror here.

If a potential juror in a criminal trial anywhere in America said this, he'd be dismissed.  Unfortunately, such brazen devotion to subverting justice to their Dear Leader is par for the course for Republicans these days.  For example, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell makes Graham sound downright ethical:

During an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News, the Majority Leader said that "everything" he does "during this, I'm coordinating with the White House counsel. There will be no difference between the president's position and our position as to how to handle this, to the extent that we can."

And that's the bad news: the Republican party has given up any pretense that they care about the Constitution, checks and balances, or the rule of law.

The good news is: Both of these bastards are up for re-election in 2020, and they're vulnerable.  A recent poll showed Graham leading his likely Democratic opponent by just 2 points, with only 38% of voters 'definitely' or 'probably' planning to for him.  And while there is currently no independent polling data for McConnell's race, the Democrats just won the Governor's seat in Kentucky, a state Trump won by 30 points in 2016.

So I'm starting out the 2020 cycle by making generous donations to Graham's opponent, Jaime Harrison, and McConnell's opponent, Amy McGrath.  I urge your to do the same, and start setting money aside.  There will be lots of opportunities to influence close races in 2020.