The Democratic resistance movement is growing

[DonViejo]

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
01 FEB 2017 AT 08:57 ET

A resistance movement is breathing life back into the embattled Democratic Party. Several opposing voices on the left are gaining ground in popularity as they battle against President Donald Trump’s controversial executive orders, including a travel ban on seven Muslim-majority nations and repeals slashing federal regulations meant to prevent another catastrophic economic downturn.

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont has become one of the Democratic Party's most influential figures in the wake of its political upset in the 2016 election, taking on Trump at every turn; from rejecting the president's orders allowing the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines to resume construction, to the White House’s immigration ban which sparked massive protests across U.S. airports over the weekend.

Also leading the pack is Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, an anti-Wall Street crusader against who has taken a decisively more active role in opposing Trump. Warren spearheaded resistance efforts following Trump’s travel orders, delivering a speech at Boston's Logan International Airport Saturday night.

"We will make our voices heard all around this world," Warren said over a speakerphone to a group of demonstrators Saturday. "We have all heard about this order that President Trump has given. It is illegal. It is unconstitutional. It will be overturned."

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[SharonAnn]

1. It had better! Otherwise there's no point in having a Democratic Party.

The GOP needs to absolutely "own" this shit. All of it.

We need to be on the record opposing it completely.

[cilla4progress]

2. As trumps favorables continue to tank

We need to hang in. At some point his unpopularity will cause even GOP representatives to pull back.

[Gothmog]

3. I am actually seeing this in all places in deep red Texas