NBC News: “Burned by their failures to end the Trump era the first time, Democrats are crafting a new playbook for his second administration that departs from the noisy resistance of his first presidency. The new approach, according to more than a dozen party leaders, lawmakers and strategists, will be to zero in on pocketbook issues as they lay the groundwork for the 2026 midterm elections and beyond. And they plan to focus less on his cultural taunts and issues that don’t reach the kitchen table.”
“The strategy will test Democrats’ ability to break through in a cluttered and rapidly evolving information environment. It will also clash with the wishes of some progressive members and activist groups, who want to make a firm stand against Trump’s aggressive migrant deportations and his rollback of transgender rights. But postelection surveys indicate that apart from dissatisfaction with inflation, those two issues fueled Trump’s win as he cast Democrats as out of touch with ordinary voters.”
