Burgess Everett, Politico: Democrats look to exploit Trump divisions with GOP Congress
Senate Democrats hint they’re willing to play ball with the president-elect and use the filibuster sparingly.
“There are areas where [Trump] is much more of a Democrat,” said a senior Democratic aide. “He could cut deals and leave [Republicans] in the dust.”
The first real inflection point for Democrats will be Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. The expectation is that McConnell will stick with the 60-vote standard, unless Democrats bait him to change it by blocking the nominee, which Merkley admitted is a possibility.
“I hope that what’s going to happen is we don’t do that,” Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said of a rules change. “I’ve already received some calls from Democrats wanting to work together to resolve this issue.”
Groundhog Day – Welcome back to December 2002. Let’s keep that powder dry some more.