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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDemocrats Can Work With Donald Trump
Only if he agrees to not touch Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, or Unemployment, and Food Stamps.
Deal, or no deal?
A winning strategy.
If he doesn't agree they can say sorry, go away and stop him by filibustering.
TaterBake
(56 posts)Instead of stripping them of it so they can go and die somewhere bankrupt.
A winning strategy.
Won't happen though......
tinrobot
(11,998 posts)I sure don't. He's been pretty bad at keeping them so far...
J_William_Ryan
(3,413 posts)The problem is the Republican Congress.
Cattledog
(6,646 posts)guillaumeb
(42,649 posts)has zero intention of compromising on anything. Or even allowing government to function when they are not in total control. And they are willing to suppress the vote and do whatever it takes to keep control.
PS.
Welcome to DU.
Trust Buster
(7,299 posts)rights, a non-racist and non-misogynist environment and a whole host of other issues your OP chose to ignore.
Retrograde
(11,396 posts)and infrastructure maintenance, and comprehensive national transportation (if France has high-speed rail, why can't we?), and basic human rights for all people - and the list goes on.
Our side needs to give maggot the same cooperation and respect they gave Obama.
That is all they need to do.
maxrandb
(17,296 posts)Dems should only work with Trump if he agrees to increase and expand Social Security, Medicare, Food Stamps and labor unions.
Fuck starting negotiation with a "please don't fuck people over" plea
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Women's and LGBT rights would still be thrown under the bus, along with FSM knows what else.
Initech
(108,018 posts)Obstruct, demonize, get back in their faces. These dipshits have had their way far too long and the Alt Right is becoming America's Al Qaeda. We shouldn't allow them to pass the FADF. We need to obstruct and tell them to fuck off. The FADF could doom us all.
JustinL
(722 posts)He also needs to agree to:
No mass deportations.
No Muslim ban.
No loosening of restrictions on racial profiling.
No weakening of the Fair Housing Act.
No nomination of a replacement for Scalia unless Obama approves of the nominee.
No repeal or weakening of the ACA.
No political appointments for white supremacists, Islamophobes, or other bigots (e.g., Bannon, Flynn, etc).
etc.
