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.
By Burgess Everett
11/14/16 05:07 AM EST
Democrats on Capitol Hill think the newly elected Republican president might have as much in common with them as the Republicans running Congress — and they’re planning to take full advantage of it.
Though incoming leader Chuck Schumer has yet to show his hand, the outline of a Democratic strategy for dealing with Donald Trump is beginning to take shape, based on interviews with several senators and aides. Their thinking: Exploit the inevitable divisions between Trump and the increasingly conservative GOP leadership over tax policy, infrastructure spending and possibly social issues. And Senate Democrats hope to use the filibuster — the only real leverage they have to stymie Trump and congressional Republicans — sparingly.
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