(2017-01-24) Democrats Want To Pick Their Battles With Trump Their Base Wants Allout War

Democrats Want To Pick Their Battles With Donald Trump. Their Base Wants All-Out War.. While a showdown over Carson may be viscerally satisfying, one top Senate Democratic aide said, the better play is to spotlight instances when a nominee is directly threatening Trump’s supporters. It’s no coincidence that Democratic leaders have been hyper-focused on health and human services secretary nominee Tom Price, treasury secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin and education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos. Democrats believe these nominees help them make the case that a Trump administration will cut health care, screw over homeowners and gut public education.

I think our argument has to be, 'They’re screwing you.' Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii)

James Carville, a longtime Democratic strategist, emphasized that the overarching goal for the party is to stop the Trump agenda. And to do that, the party needs to ensure that “20 percent of congressional Republicans find it in their interest not to be with this guy.”