Weakened Democrats, Opting for Total War on Trump, Bow to Their Voters.

[elleng]

'Reduced to their weakest state in a generation, Democratic Party leaders will gather in two cities this weekend to plot strategy and select a new national chairman with the daunting task of rebuilding the party’s depleted organization. But senior Democratic officials concede that the blueprint has already been chosen for them — by an incensed army of liberals demanding no less than total war against President Trump.

Immediately after the November election, Democrats were divided over how to handle Mr. Trump, with one camp favoring all-out confrontation and another backing a seemingly less risky approach of coaxing him to the center with offers of compromise.

Now, spurred by explosive protests and a torrent of angry phone calls and emails from constituents — and outraged themselves by Mr. Trump’s swift moves to enact a hard-line agenda — Democrats have all but cast aside any notion of conciliation with the White House. Instead, they are mimicking the Republican approach of the last eight years — the “party of no” — and wagering that brash obstruction will pay similar dividends.

Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington, vice chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, said there had been a “tornado of support” for wall-to-wall resistance to Mr. Trump. Mr. Inslee, who backed a lawsuit against the president’s executive order banning refugee admissions and travel from seven majority-Muslim countries, said Democrats intended to send a stern message to Mr. Trump during a conference of governors in the nation’s capital.'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/23/us/democrats-dnc-chairman-trump-keith-ellison-tom-perez.html?

[dhill926]

1. there is no compromise with these assholes....

trump or republicans. You think we would realize that after Obama.

[Aristus]

2. I'm so proud to have Jay Inslee as my governor.

There's some talk of him running for POTUS in 2020...

Never had a President (or a Vice President either, I think) from The Evergreen State...

[MFM008]

4. Ive always liked him

was jealous of the first district for having him when I was stuck with Norm Dicks.
A long time ago.

[Bill USA]

3. DEmocrats, including Liberals are willing to work with any Republicans who don't act as if

Trump won a landslide victory and therefor they don't need to show some willingness to compromise.

Democrats are not deciding to commit to "total war against" Trump. Trump did not win the Democratic election by the people. He won the electoral college vote thanks to an abhorrent but necessary compromise made at the very beginning of our nation that was required to bring along the slave holding states. Now, this leads to those in more densely populated districts and states being fractionally disenfranchised. So the genuine vote count is the popular vote, despite the evil tradition of the 3/5ths compromise. Does this then, mean that Democrats are weakened? .... or does it mean our democracy is compromised?

Any Republicans, Trump included, who are willing to pass responsible legislation which respects the realities of the popular vote in the last election - Democrats are happy to work with. But there is no "total war" on Trump --- unless he acts like he won a landslide victory and doesn't need to compromise in writing legislation - when he gets to legislating. THis is not a matter of a decision. Democrats believe in democracy. Accordingly, anyone who wants to ignore the popular vote in the last election and tries to conduct himself as if he is a dictator -- will meet with opposition from Democrats.