Aydintasbas: Trump will overplay his hand. Be ready for when he does. 

As a friend noted, also litigate, litigate, litigate, as is being done with birthright citizenship and the 14th Amendment:

American democracy is about to undergo a serious stress test. I know how it feels, in part because I lived through the slow and steady march of state capture as a journalist working in Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Turkey.

Over a decade as a high-profile journalist, I covered Turkey’s descent into illiberalism, having to engage in the daily push and pull with the government. I know how self-censorship starts in small ways but then creeps into operations on a daily basis. I am familiar with the rhythms of the battle to reshape the media, state institutions and the judiciary.

Having lived through it, and having gathered some lessons in hindsight, I believe that there are strategies that can help Democrats and Trump critics not only survive the coming four years, but come out stronger. Here are six of them.

• Don’t Panic — Autocracy Takes Time
• Don’t Disengage — Stay Connected
• Don’t Fear the Infighting
• Charismatic Leadership Is a Non-Negotiable
• Skip the Protests and Identity Politics
• Have Hope

Source: Trump will overplay his hand. Be ready for when he does.