I'm one of your constituents, and I want to tell you plainly where I stand. Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan's senator-elect, said recently that Democrats now have a mandate and should act like it—taking bold action and delivering real progressive change. He's right, and I expect you to be part of that.
When your party takes the majority next year, voters won't be grading you on bipartisanship for its own sake. They'll be watching whether you fight for the things they sent you to fight for. That means passing Medicare for All. It means ending the war with Iran that no Congress ever authorized. It means abolishing ICE and building an immigration system that doesn't rip families apart.
El-Sayed also made the case for new leadership in the Senate caucus, pointing to Senator Van Hollen's willingness to take what he called righteous risks and righteous fights—the trip to El Salvador to stand up for Kilmar Abrego Garcia being the clearest example. Polls of progressive activists show overwhelming support for that change. I agree. Four years of careful, timid minority politics got us nowhere. We need leaders who will draw lines and hold them.
Please understand what this is: not a request, but a condition. My vote, my donations, and my conversations with neighbors depend on whether you demonstrate courage when it counts. That looks like championing universal healthcare, refusing to fund wars abroad without debate, defending due process for everyone, and backing new caucus leadership that treats the next two years as the fight of a generation rather than an exercise in waiting.
You have the majority. You have the mandate. What happens next is a choice, and I'm asking you to choose boldly.
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