The Democrats' priority in power must be to stop minority rule | Andrew Gawthorpe

This is no time for incrementalism. Only a bold effort to strengthen US democracy will prevent the return of rightwing minority rule

The Democrats' victory in the Georgia Senate races cements their control over America's most important governing institutions. In deciding what to do with their newfound power, they should learn from those who won this victory - the tireless organizers, many of them Black women, who made sure that Georgians were registered, motivated and able to vote. They know how to turn this country's true Silent Majority - the one which rejects Republicans in election after election, including in 2016 - into a governing majority. What they did for Georgia, national Democratic leaders must now do for America.

The case for the Democratic Party to commit itself to a radical pro-democracy agenda is simple. The last four years have shown the horrors of minority rule. Political institutions like the Electoral College, the Senate and gerrymandered House districts reward Republicans for appealing to a narrow minority of the population. They take this easily-won power and use it not for the good of the country as a whole but to push through extremist policies and fight culture wars. When they abuse their power, as Donald Trump did, little can be done to stop them.