Episode 28: A Call to Action — The Democracy Defense Plan

Surviving Trump: With Democracy On Life Support

Episode Summary
In Episode 28, Bella Goode lays out a bold and urgent strategy to fight back against Trump’s second-term agenda and the authoritarian blueprint known as Project 2025. After covering the MAGA base, the donor class, and the fractured opposition in previous episodes, this one delivers something different — a clear, coordinated plan of action. It's called the Democracy Defense Plan (DDP), and it’s more than messaging. It’s infrastructure, execution, and survival. This is a blueprint for action.

In This Episode
Bella speaks directly to the listener — not the crowd. This is a one-on-one conversation about what we’re facing and what we can do about it. She walks through:

• The six core lessons Democrats must learn from Trump’s strategy
• How Project 2025 is quietly turning chaos into a system of control
• What the Democracy Defense Plan proposes: a counteroffensive built on structure, clarity, and unity
• Who can lead the fight — from governors to grassroots organizers
• The operational details: how to mobilize voters, fund the work, protect elections, and dominate the media narrative
• Why we need a champion — not a savior, but someone willing to step forward and carry this plan into the real world

Why It Matters
This episode is more than a critique of Trumpism — it’s a strategic call to arms. As Project 2025 rolls forward, threatening the foundations of American democracy, the Left has a choice: react slowly, or fight with focus. The Democracy Defense Plan offers a way to win — not with slogans, but with execution. If we don’t meet Trump’s machine with one of our own, we risk losing the system that allows us to hold elections at all.

Next Episode
Episode 29: Inside Project 2025 – The Blueprint for American Autocracy

We go deeper into Project 2025 itself — what it says, who wrote it, and how Trump’s team is already putting it into practice. This episode kicks off a new multi-part series examining the origins, ideology, and real-world consequences of the far-right’s master plan to permanently transform the federal government.

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Host: Bella Goode

Bella is a former Republican turned democracy advocate raised by middle class parents in Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of Syracuse University and the University of Pennsylvania with a masters of business administration from Wharton and a Masters Degree in Positive Psychology.

Career wise, Bella spent 20 years with American Express in New York and 20 years as an entrepreneur. She started and sold a fitness business that grew to 180 locations worldwide.

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