A little more than a month into Donald Trump’s second term, there is a growing divide between Democrats over how to resist the president’s governing agenda.
In one camp are Democrats such as former Bill Clinton adviser James Carville who believe that the out-of-power party should engage in strategic retreat from the congressional political discourse and wait for inevitable Republican dysfunction, at which point Democrats can steer persuadable voters back into their fold. In the other camp are Democrats who, facing immense pressure from resistance grassroots groups still shocked by Trump’s victory, feel the need to engage in reflexive opposition to the president’s every move.
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