Are Democrats screwing this up? Lawmakers and activists quarrel over how to fight Trump

For a week to the president Donald TrumpIn the second period, political observers were asking Where Democrats and voters alike went. Instead of a wave of protests – such as the 2017 Women’s March, which was attended by 200,000 people – the response was subjected to Trump II clarification; Instead of promises to respond, Some are in the opposition He pledged to “work together” with Trump, choose to confirm his candidates and cooperate in issues such as Collective deportation.

But after Trump’s management and budget office issued a comment from federal scholarship Thinness is its way Through federal agencies, external pressure groups such as non -retail and Moveon have seen all the terrible power of power and an opportunity to activate the democratic rule.

“The Trump administration creates an unprecedented constitutional crisis driven by actions from freezing spending on OMB to illegal shooting of Inspectors on Elon Musk with special information for people in treasury databases. This calls for an unprecedented response from Democrats not to go and Mary Small said, great SALON Strategy officials, along with anything that reaches this administration. “

The non -fragmented approach and its progressive allies require a blockade of all Trump candidates and its legislation, as well as using an imminent government financing decision with an imminent imminent, taking advantage of what they see as a administration. The family strategy in Congress with other forms of visual opposition, such as the strong protests and paintings of the Republican Party policies in the media, is a clean break from the party’s approach in the early days of Trump’s period.

Last month, 12 Senate members and 46 members of the House of Representatives from the Democratic Party voted with the Republican Party to pass Laken Riley ActWhich requires the federal authorities to detention the accused migrants – but not necessarily convicted – with a number of crimes.

Many Trump candidates, including Treasury Secretary Scott Besin, Minister of Interior Doug Burgoum and Minister of Transport Sean Duffy, He emphasized with great democratic supportIncluding Senators in the Blue State, such as Kirsten Gillbrand and DN.Y. Cory Boker, DN.J. Gillbrand also went to the extent support Former MP Elise Stefanick, RN.Y. , A strong supporter of Israeli expansionAs the Ambassador of the United Nations.

While most democratic party voted uniformly against Trump’s agenda, many members refrain from urging their colleagues more absorbed to take a more opposition position. In fact, in An invitation with Democratic Conservatives Last month, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y. , However, what most could do is the unification of his gathering against the most controversial candidates in Trump.

External groups were urging a different approach. Since Trump took office and has sought to get rid of the opposition through the “shock and dread” approach to government, they have escalated a pressure campaign against both democracy and possibility Senate members swing the Republican PartyIn the first place, by helping voters to organize public communication and gatherings outside the offices of legislators in the determination of determination. Sometimes, as in the case of Senator Robin Galigo, De Areez.

“Our members of Democrats want to use every part of the influence at their disposal to fight for us,” Moveon, Brett Jacovic, told Salon.

As of February 11, there have been more than 300 cases of components that appear for legislators’ offices and time demanding with employees, according to Azra Levin, co -executive director of Invivisible.

“If every democratic is one in the Senate and the Council, or even a healthy number of them, they pay their leaders quietly to play a harsh ball, then Shomer and [House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.] “He will respond to this,” Levin told the salon.

Levin said: “What our people tell is, if you want to see them leading an opposition party, and you have a democratic member or a democratic member in the House of Representatives, you also need to be held accountable.” “They need to pressure a stronger response within the Democratic Assembly, and they are also present in public that we need some clear red lines about what they are planning to do with this budget deal.”

After a series of radical, He claims that he is unconstitutional It moves by the White House who has some courts I really declare illegalDemocrats seem to have found some renewable energy. According to Jacovic, more than 50,000 people have joined February 2, which was hosted by Moveon, Moveon and the working families party.

“What we saw during the weekend last weekend and went during this week is the spark in which the fire caught,” she said. “We do not feel that we are at the height of the founding energy yet – this is still continuing to build and grow.”

Meanwhile, the Democrats tone in Congress turns. Sens. Brian SChatz, D-Hwaii, and Chris Murphy, D-Conn. , Prevented All appointed Trump in the management move to close the US Agency for International Development – Shomer later And urged the rest of it To follow her example. They attended and dozens of other Democratic lawmakers a Protest organized by Moveon Outside the Ministry of Treasury building earlier this month, Trump disturbs and caught the degree of special information for citizens and raped the powers of Congress to make harmful discounts. But when some demonstrators chanted “the Senate closed” as Shomer spoke, many legislators turned uncomfortable instead of joining.

For some groups, the message has sometimes been disturbed by democratic politicians who hesitate to cut themselves from the party’s separation in the party.

Days after the Treasury protested, Jeffrez was Fix fences with donors for silicon valleyMany of them are “angry, and watching former and current colleagues have unlimited and unlimited power, and they are angry with this, and they are not,” according to one of the attendees in the collection of donations. Shortly later, Jeffrez A reporter said Among the “lessons learned from the 2017 tax battle” is that “Democrats in the House of Representatives are the gathering of logic … We could have the plane directly at the company’s tax rate from 24 to 25 %, such as the executives who requested.”

“I don’t think it is to align yourself with the CEO executives is a great way to build a general opposition,” Levin said. “It is by definition less than the number of regular components, and we must build a wide alliance not only from the Kamala Harris, not only the voters, but also Trump voters who feel that they were betrayed by this administration and this Congress, and alter yourself with the executives is not A way to do this.

It is said that some Democrats in the House of Representatives, including Jeffrez, are not satisfied with pushing them to work. According to Axios reportmeeting The Guidance and Politics Committee -With Jeffrez in the room-she turned into a grievance session on external groups.

“People are angry,” a senior Democrat in the House of Representatives said about Axius about the calls received by their offices, adding that Jeffrez himself is “very frustrated.”

“There were many people who were like,” we have to prevent groups from doing this. “… People are concerned that they say we are not doing enough, but we are not in the majority.”

Representative Ricci Torres, DN.Y, said, One of the 46 Democrats of the House of Representatives Those who voted in favor of the final version of Laken Riley.

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Meanwhile, central groups like the third road are not very excited by the comprehensive opposition strategy. Talk to a salon, Kate DegerDirector of Higher Communications on the third road, The Trump administration and the majority of the Republican Party said in pursuing “disturbing and destructive” policies, but the Democrats cannot be expected to “chase the whole stadium”, and it should instead.Focus on the things that the Americans are worried, such as the inflation that Trump drives. “

“Republicans are the officials. They have a wheel, the policy of fuel and the key. People should focus on their anger,” Degruyter He said. “We are also in a moment when Democratic and Democratic voters are claim The party becomes more moderate. Therefore, Democrats must focus on bread and butter issues and ignore activists who are demanding to push them to the left. The way to restore the house, and in the end, is the victory over the reasonable center, and the legislators must have that front and the center because they explain to the voters how Trump’s approach will increase the costs and harm their families. “

Progressors argue that stickers like “moderate” and “left” are It was poorly defined from the voter perspectiveAnd that is at this moment, the method of dealing with the so -called “bread and butter” issues is Trump’s strong opposition and efforts to equip the federal bureaucracy at each turn.

On February 9, irreversible, Moveon, Progressive Change Institute, American Financial Reform and CFPB Union NTEU 335 Participate in hosting a march Opposition Trump and Musk’s movements Close the Consumer Financial Protection OfficeWhich protects American consumers from business and exploitative lending. 16 out of 17 Democratic lawmakers who spoke at this event, are committed to opposing the government financing bill, which must be “the constitutional crisis.”

Democrat, who said, “he had to see the draft law,” MP Brad Sherman faced the extension of California, immediately chants of “blocking your vote.”

The above bill is a continuous decision that would finance the government and raise the debt ceiling after the end of the current decision – which passed Last December With the support of the two parties – it is likely to be a major lever point for Democrats. Groups, such as the third method, consider a battle that focuses on politics, as Djirir Salon told the price of any government financing deal.It must be high, and begins to define the main principles that any deal must meet to protect the interests of American diligent families and support our basic values“

Others, such as the founder of the Memorial Memorandum, Josh Marshall, believe that the decision is more than just a political battle, to force Trump to end his “criminal and unconstitutional behavior.”

“Democrats should be the position of the Democrats: there are no discussions, nor negotiations until the law of the law stops. After that, if there is after that, they can negotiate the actual budget issues, but not before,” books Marshall.

“In the end, there will be a deal with some Democrats to finance the government for the rest of the year. Supporting our basic values.

Schumer and Jeffrez confirmed that they are You don’t want to see the government closing And may support the “reasonable” legislation to avoid one, which Marshall might have meant by anything from accepting a service to hold their cards close to not making sure of their own action plan until now. But simply accepting these statements, continued, means confidence in the democratic leadership to do the right thing – and this is “not a wise approach.”