As Republicans fought Biden on Immigration, Abortion and Student Loans….
Licdking their wounds and shaking off the constant media beatdowns…..Democratic Governors will band together for their own wants, needs and politics….
Diplomatic and depressed as they have been in public, a small group of Democratic governors are deep into behind-the-scenes preparations and deliberations over how to balance the politics of pushing back on what they are expecting from President-elect Donald Trump’s next turn in the White House.
Since long before the election, they’ve been poring through Project 2025 — it’s helpful, several Democratic governors told CNN, to have a blueprint in public. They’ve been studying their own executive powers and state laws. They’ve been collaborating on how to shame any extreme Trump actions in the court of public opinion, rather than debating the principles, as often happened when Democrats took on Trump last time. They’ve been stockpiling the abortion medication mifepristone in secret warehouses and rehearsing their answers for if and when the incoming White House tries to nationalize their state police or National Guard units for use in deportation raids; some are planning to flat out refuse, while others intend to argue that the officers are busy with other work keeping the people in their states safe. (None have fully wrapped their heads around how it would work if units from other states are sent in and set themselves up for showdowns on the state borders.)
“Really, we have no idea what’s coming down the pike,” said Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, the chair of the Democratic Governors Association…..
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Many Democratic governors had been working on plans well before even President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and Vice President Kamala Harris became their party nominee. Polls showing Trump’s strength, and their own scars from living through his first term, would have made them irresponsible if they hadn’t been, they say, especially now that his win and the expected compliance of the incoming Republican majorities in the House and Senate make them the only remaining significant nexuses of Democratic power left.
Several have been running tabletop exercises behind closed doors for months, often with state attorneys general and other relevant officials involved. Officials in multiple governors’ offices told CNN the circles have been tight to keep the incoming White House from being able to prepare for their own responses, or for the proactive innovations they’re looking into….
I certainly hope this “ pushback” doesn’t include setting themselves up as “ fall guys” for Trumps anti illegal immigration moves.
I’ve already declared myself “ over” the Hispanic issue.When 40% of Hispanic voters cast their lot with Trump?They are on their own.
Do I think his deportation moves are going to work? Probably not.Such a mammoth effort would be difficult in the best of circumstances.Trump and his minions seem to be much better at stirring the pot up than at really accomplishing much and I am singularly unimpressed at that guy he’s got running the operation.
However,right now ,this is a popular position.My advice to Democratic Governors is to sit back and let Trump have at it.Taking him on right now on this issue is a sure loser.
Agreed on the promise BS
Agreed on letting the GOPer’s dig THEMSELVES into a hole like Trump DID the last time…
I keep saying
WAIT…..
You’ve been “ waiting “ for eight years now.
Assuring all here that Trump was finished, Republican were turning on him, etc etc ,just uh “ wait.”
And you’ve been totally Wrong.
Uh pardon me if I place little faith in your “ wait” routine and your future “ predictions.”
EXCUSE ME❗️
Donald J. Trump LOST in 2020
He whined and cried for 4 years during the time he was ARRESTED FOUR TIMES and is a convicted felon….
Practically nobody thought he’d get reelected except his lackeys
His sidewalk act worked
He fooled me , you and mostly everyone else who are not in his alternate universe
BYW?
U and I are among the MILLIONS that are scratching our heads over how many MILLIONS of Americans actually voted for the dumb asshole…
Amazing!?#^*
Finally?
The GOPer’s are Already crying about Some choice’s that are kinda normal and will be confirmed easily