Look, there are two paths to go down.
Forgiving Donald of any and all past transgressions against women, minorities, migrants, refuges, LGBTQ, the free press, traditional allies around the globe, fighting climate change, treason....for the cameras.
..as long as he relents just a tad and backs some tiny concession on healthcare or tax reform. So Democrats can come to the mic and preen about some scrap they got.
But in exchange, give up a lot of the high ground when Trump 'trumps' himself again and again as 2020 gets nearer. That once they put themselves in to that position, of accepting, at face value, his sudden willingness to bargain with the enemy, they will have to speak in conciliatory tones and afraid to make him mad and go back on his word about compromise. And then have an even harder time to back the argument that he is once again bad for the country, when he inevitably says or does something unforgivable yet again.
or
They could actually go full battle mode, and lose the tiny gains in policy, by shining his shoes for him, that will get lost in the daily news after a few days anyways, and won't register a blip with voters. And insteat just be relentless. Take a hold of the narrative and keep pounding it. Make him actually feel like he is up shit creek. Put the GOP on the defensive. And use your new hold on the House to fight back.
And based on history with Pelosi and the more established Democrats, I just see the former happening more so than the latter.
I know some would argue that any incremental advancements in those areas is worth it. The same were ok with Obama admin having the same MO. But look at just how fast the GOP dismantled almost every good thing Obama did. You simply cannot trust not only Trump but the GOP as a whole. IMO, they have made it very clear that it is a scorched earth strategy towards us, so it should be all in, and go for the bigger prize, exposing Trump for the cheating lying asshole he is. And almost more importantly, what the GOP are doing, and have already done, with him as their cover. Up the ante! Go full Avenatti on him. I think they'd gain more voters doing it that way than the failed strategy of showing how nice they can play, only to get the football pulled at the last second.
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