The Resistance - There will be tough choices

First, Democrats have the most powerful congressional opposition to a governing party in modern history. Speaker Mike Johnson can’t spare a single Republican vote in the House right now. So when critical votes must be taken to fund the government and lift the debt ceiling, he will need Democratic votes.

Second, the federal judiciary that laughed Trump’s 2020 election challenges out of court remains in place, only with the addition of 234 judges that President Joe Biden appointed. Clearly unlawful actions will be overturned—not “should be,” but will be—as we’ve already started seeing.

Third, the people around Trump are not exactly the GOP “A team” that helped him in his first term. They have a plan for their first few weeks, but as they confront challenges, they will make mistakes, go too far, and eat their own.

The key now for Democrats is to fight back not with complaints (which project weakness) but with actions that reclaim the initiative, inspire confidence, and force Trump to play defense. Here are some suggestions, in no particular order:

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And, We the People have a job to do as well...