“Senate Democrats’ Surprising Strategy: Trying to Align With Trump”
“On infrastructure spending, child tax credits, paid maternity leave and dismantling trade agreements, Democrats are looking for ways they can work with Mr. Trump and force Republican leaders to choose between their new president and their small-government, free-market principles. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, elected Wednesday as the new Democratic minority leader, has spoken with Mr. Trump several times, and Democrats in coming weeks plan to announce populist economic and ethics initiatives they think Mr. Trump might like.”
What? I thought this was hilarious. Senate Democrats might try to support policies that they would have agreed with in the first place. It is not that Trump actually has views that are agreeable to non Republicans - it is a “strategy”. See - they are still in control.
Seriously though, the possibility that gridlock will break down is encouraging. Elect a President with balanced ideology - who would have thought?
“On one area, though, Democrats and Republicans agree: Most of them strongly oppose Mr. Trump’s proposal for congressional term limits.”