Does anyone think Democratic Leaders in the House and Senate have a plan?

[Chasstev365]

Seriously, what planning sessions are under way to deal with the biggest threat to the history of this great Republic in Donald of Orange?

Are they coordonating ways to deal with this madman?

Do they even have a plan to counter Trump and the GOP media lies?

Based on the Russian Hacking Scandal, I'd have to say no!

[ananda]

1. Lol

If we don't know, they probably don't either.

[potone]

2. I'm hoping you're wrong...

but who knows? I'd like to hear them say that their number one agenda item is to make sure that Trump is a one term president. Sound familiar?

[TheDebbieDee]

3. There aren't enough Democrats in the House or Senate to do a DAMN thing...

They might as well not even show up til the Spring of 2018! I hate feeling so powerless, so voiceless!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

26. Leave it to Bernie... he always has a plan and is ready to show us the way.

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!

[uponit7771]

4. They still think voter suppression isn't a gating factor in winning anything future tense

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Aside from B. Sanders and E. Warren, probably not.

Too many will line up and genuflect at the altar of Ryan and McConnell.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

27. Thankfully, we have Bernie to lead the fight!! He'll never concede to these racist Rethugs!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!

[jehop61]

35. You do realize

He'll be close to 80 and she'll be about 73 in 2020. Time doesn't stand still for any of us unfortunately. Time to groom newer, younger politicians for the future.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

38. Yes, but you do realize 80 is the new 60...

Agree with you, however, we DEFINITELY need to groom a crop of younger progressives who can eventually become leaders of the revolutionary movement Bernie started.

And, the longer Bernie remains in the presidential spotlight, the more the new crop can learn at the hand of the Master!

[NightWatcher]

7. Ha! Anything like their "plan" to win?

They're a rudderless, flat hulled boat in the ocean.

[Warpy]

8. The next session will identify all the timid losers

and with any luck, they'll get primaried out in favor of people who will stand up to Orange Caligula.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

28. With ya on that one Warpy!

[LonePirate]

9. Not sure about Pelosi but Schumer's plan appears to be one of capitulation.

He apparently supports the Racist-in-Chief's fraudulent infrastructure bill that doesn't build anything.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

30. Yeah, including, most likely, the installation of gold-plated toilet seats in the Executive Residence of the White House.

[democratisphere]

10. Sure.

[juxtaposed]

11. phuck no,, they got shit,

[pangaia]

12. Oh, they have a plan all right. Keep their jobs.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

39. I can think of more than a few incumbents who need to be primaried... by true progressives who are more in touch with common folk struggling to get by.

[bowens43]

13. their plan is most likely capitulation ......

[onecaliberal]

14. No and no.

[CentralMass]

15. Capitulate, hide and pray they get re-elected

[kentuck]

17. I think they are close to finding the next step.

Hopefully they will proceed with caution.

[Dulcinea]

37. I certainly hope so. eom

[sarcasmo]

18. No plan, no backbone, no chance.

[ismnotwasm]

19. Jesus Fucking H. Christ

Who the fuck do some of you vote for? Democrats? Why, I mean, dayam, If I felt this way about Democrats I sure in the fuck wouldn't be voting for them. Nor would I be posting on a Dem site.

Look, I get criticism, especially the constructive kind--and we need it, but I generally expect a modicum of knowledge on how politics actually work, for instance, at least a working no knowledge of what the office of the presidency can do and can't do--one thing sadly lacking on this board lately. What the fuck do some of you think Democrats, who are lawmakers, could or should be doing right now that will change a motherfucking thing without causing damage and give that piece of shit asshole Trump the kind of ammo he wants? Especially when we have idiots running around with the most inept go at "recounts" ever, and a "progressive" wing addicted to inane conspiracy theories. Attempt to take on the media? Pass laws? Declare martial law? Start a civil war? Use Twitter more?

[nini]

42. Thank you

This whole thread looks like it could be on a right wing site.

[leftofcool]

21. Yea okay.

[Kilgore]

22. Your kidding, right?

[PoliticAverse]

23. Schumer just fired the Democratic Media Unit staff so he has some sort of plan...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028393129

[Skittles]

24. you keep Pelosi, you get more of the same

[Golden Raisin]

25. Nothing visible.

Warren and Sanders will continue to speak up. Perhaps Franken and a very few others. I expect nothing from Pelosi and Schumer except business as usual which is totally depressing as they are professional, career pols. More to the point, Republicans control the Congress, the Presidency (after January 20th) and pretty soon the Supreme Court will shift right too. Democrats play nice. They “take the high road” and worry about ethics and morals. They do not fight or lock arms as a monolithic entity. Republicans are stonecold killers. They brazenly obstruct and mow down everything in their path. Not admirable but they win elections and retain power. Between the ascension of Trump and the outrageous assault on Democracy in North Carolina (a Republican boilerplate for the rest of the nation) things are as bad as I've ever seen them (and Truman was President when I was born). No, unfortunately I don't see any plan other than more of the same from Democratic leaders. I would like to be proven wrong but am not holding my breath.

[Alekzander]

29. No, they seem to be more interested in a selfinterest type plan on how to work with Trump.

Especially, Schumer & Manchin. Just take a look at how many are attacking the POTUS again, Schumer for the UN vote. Obama is the most popular guy in DC & these guys do this crap Just like in the last mid-terms they ran away from him.

I will be anxious to see who gets the DNC Leadership.

[randome]

31. No, but neither do the Republicans. They didn't think Trump would win. They didn't WANT him to win.

Both parties are sort of coasting through elections now. I've said for some time that this makes us ripe for demagogues. Fortunately, this time out, we have Trump, who will self-destruct. Next time we may not be so 'lucky'.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

[usrbs]

32. They obviously don't and they should be challenged about that in every public forum

And I don't want to hear excuses about their powerlessness in all branches, the evil of the Republicans, and the biased media. All that is true but that means we need more leadership not less.

Since there is no leadership and no plan, it really is all up to us to hold their feet to the fire.
[link:http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/12/what-democrats-can-learn-from-the-tea-party.html|

[Scruffy1]

33. It will take many years to come back from this debacle.

2016 may have been the last chance for a long time. The corporate media has turned the voters into zombies. Unless you can counter the media we are screwed. They pretty much lost the support of the key young voters. I know polls don't show the damage done. Only a small minority get actively involved and when you lose that small minority you've lost a lot. This is all history now.
It's not in the politicians hands anymore for at least 2 years, it's in our hands. Massive and active resistance is the only hope we have. Writing letters, sending emails, writing op-eds is a waste of time. In the long run it's probably a good thing and wake up a lot of people not to depend on the political class to save them.

[Vinca]

34. Here's the plan so far. Step 1: locate spines.

[dmosh42]

36. Make sure they get their share of lobby money from banks and big pharma.

[libtodeath]

40. They are still waiting for the madman to screw up badly enough that repukes reject him.

That should have happened months ago,the repuke party now is one of treason and they sense a final theft of power forever.

[Paladin]

41. Nothing evident, so far.

I wish I had more confidence in the party leadership coming up with something effective---but I don't have it.

Honestly, I think it's going to take nation-wide public demonstrations against the Trump regime to ignite anything meaningful.

[CrispyQ]

43. I expect them to look forward.

And veer to the right, like they've been doing for 35+ years.



The democratic party is toast. They lost the game. The GOP controlled government & state governments, are going to act bold & fast to implement more voter disenfranchisement laws, shred the safety net, destroy our freedoms, & sell off our Commons for pennies on the dollar to their rich contributors. This is what voting for the lesser of two evils has gotten us. I'm disgusted with the democratic party.

Don the Con has already made a comment about being in office for 8 years. Election 2016 was a turning point in our representative democracy. I question if we'll ever recover.