Attention Democrats: Don’t mourn, organize!

In a Former Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.), my former congressional colleague, recently offered advice for Democrats’ post-election blues. He suggested that first we stop feeding the “end of democracy woes”; second, that we “embrace the suck”; and third, understand voter anxiety in a time of change.

I have a more concrete list.

We need to engage in voter registration efforts, especially in minority communities, on an ongoing basis. Black Americans and Latinos gave the ma...