Do the Democrats have a plan to take back power in Washington back from Republicans in two years?
Democrats, have said they’ll oppose President-elect Donald Trump and his allies when their values collide but are open to cooperation on a range of issues, including immigration, federal spending and entitlements.
The strategy marks a turnaround from 2017, when “resistance” to Trump was Democrats’ rallying cry.
Republicans are cobbling together an aggressive agenda that would extend Trump-era tax cuts, implement strict border measures and more once they take office next month. The efforts will either be split into two measures or combined into one — but Republicans’ intention is to pass them in a way that wouldn’t need to meet the 60-vote Senate filibuster rule.
Democrats must focus on building an economic message centered on good-paying jobs and revitalizing manufacturing. But they have a responsibility now to try and find areas of common ground where they can deliver for Americans.
In politics, it’s always the right move to extend a hand but if somebody chooses to slap you in the face instead, you better make sure you catch it on camera. For example, we need to strongly opposing any cuts to programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.”
Each chamber boasts some Republican hardliners who view bipartisanship as a four-letter word and a sign that a piece of legislation isn’t conservative enough.
The results in 2026 will be largely fueled by voter attitudes about the GOP’s control in Washington.
In 2018, Democrats took back the House in a wave largely fueled among their voters by antipathy for Trump. Capitalizing on that frustration could be key again.
We need to hold holding the Republicans and then the Trump administration accountable.
Republicans and the incoming administration have signaled there policies in words not yet deeds, but if there actions hurt the people who voted for Trump or did not endorse him, we must broadcast them.
In politics, it’s always the right move to extend a hand but if somebody chooses to slap you in the face instead, you better make sure you catch it on camera.
I just wonder if voters, in a hurry to oust the Democratic Party from office really think hard about the policies that can be enacted by extremists.
Still, nearly all Democrats agreed that the party should wage a two-pronged strategy, including both cooperation and criticism, and that each will go hand in hand when Democrats find themselves either in congressional majorities next month or having to deal with a Republican president even as they lead their states as governors.
Democrats are ready to pounce heading into 2026, when both chambers of Congress and 36 governorships will be up for grabs.
We will continue to monitor these actions that are against the values of the NABWMT and those at the margins.