The Democrats need a strategy soon.

[kentuck]

Are they going to oppose Donald Trump for not making public his income tax statements and his international business holdings AND for not putting his business into a blind trust, not including his family, sometime well before he is to be inaugurated?

They need to start applying pressure now, in my opinion. Perhaps they will wait until after Nancy is nominated Minority Leader?

They cannot stand idly by and watch him sworn in as President under these circumstances. It must not be permitted.

[pbmus]

1. Agreed...my question is

Where are the leaders?

And who do they represent?

[kentuck]

3. Tim Ryan is about the only one showing any leadership at this time.

In my opinion.

But they need to get on the ball to let the Republicans know that it is totally unacceptable for Mr Trump to think he doesn't have to support our Constitution. We cannot permit them to think that.

In order for a government to be legitimate, it must have the consent of the governed. With the latest reports on the people that have voted, it does not appear that Mr Trump has the majority? The Democratic Party should demand that he fix this problem immediately.

[pbmus]

7. 110% agree...I just do not see any leadership...

Are they still infighting over who will lead, because it's getting late in the game...

[SleeplessinSoCal]

10. remember Dems in 2003. No power. No committees. Took 3 years of a disastrous war to regain power.

Dems need a strategy to bring Democrats home. And picking the right fight may help.

[pbmus]

11. Gotta start voicing their opinions on what's going on now..

[SleeplessinSoCal]

19. Chuck Schumer has announced a Medicare fight. But given Trump has corrupted the election process

and Dems have no power accept the filibuster, there are really big issues and appointments upcoming that need prioritizing. I've received emails asking what my priorities are. I hope they know more than I how to expose his corruption and massive conflicts of interests.

Should Dems work with some establishmen GOP to prevent Kleptocracy on a grand scale? I think they have to.

[pbmus]

20. Absolutely work with gop that you can trust has the peoples issues first

but some democrat has to stand for what is right in this country or we are going down a very fast slippery slope

[SleeplessinSoCal]

22. Kleptocracy. Democrats need to use the term. Loud and Often.

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/11/trumps-kleptocracy-already-feels-like-old-news.html

[Demsrule86]

2. All of the above.

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

4. They need to put Howard Dean back in charge of the DNC

He's smart, pragmatic, calls out BS and will take a 50 state approach.

[Auggie]

5. Half the voting country already gave him a pass on income tax ...

it obviously doesn't matter to his supporters. The strategy the Dems really need (IMO) is in marketing and communications messages, and choosing the right spokespeople to deliver it in time for 2018 midterms.

[Garrett78]

9. The truest thing Trump said was...

...that he could shoot someone in public in broad daylight and not lose a supporter.

So, yeah, not releasing his tax returns had zero impact.

[pangaia]

6. I contacted my 2 senators about all this and more..

Schumer and Gillibrand.

no answer-- just a 'thank you for your interest garbage...

[doc03]

8. I was talking to a couple guys the day after the election one of them was a Trumpster. I said I

heard a couple Democrats say we will co-operate with Trump on some things like his infrastructure plan. I said fuck Trump they should oppose everything he wants to do. Obama has had an infrastructure bill for years and they wouldn't pass it. Well the Trumpster got pissed and said they might as well shoot all of them then. I told him the Republicans opposed everything Obama did for 8 years what goes around comes around. Now Republicans think Democrats should compromise, fuck Trump.
He got pissed and stormed out.

[Equinox Moon]

12. No! do not work with him on the infrastructure plan

1st off, what is the plan exactly? 2nd, I do believe it is about privatizing, which will make more billionaires and the rest of us will be paying tolls everywhere we go. 3rd, it will not go well.

[pbmus]

13. Be careful, many have guns in there car...

[doc03]

16. I know that one carries a gun, he is

a coward he wouldn't use it.

[pbmus]

17. Oh no, please beware, the cowards are the worst offenders with guns

[Equinox Moon]

14. Yes, Dem leaders,

where the hell are you??? This is the worst thing that has happened for America - EVER. Stand up and fight and lead!

I would say, that I have seen Bernie on the talk shows speaking out. Thanks Bernie!

[KingCharlemagne]

21. All due respect, this is not as bad yet as 1860. Operative word "yet" - nt

[certainot]

15. first get ready for recount results

i will bet starting monday 1200 radio stations will start the chants and screaming that dems are trying to overturn a legitimate election. if they overturn wisconsin they will go all out with screaming shooting hordes to stop the other recounts

[Txbluedog]

18. They will do what they always do: roll over and play dead

And massive hand wringing when Trump or Pence is re-elected in 2020