Democrats Are the Opposition Party. Are They Going to Act Like It?

Democratic lawmakers tell NOTUS they’re going to be more willing to work with Republicans than Republicans were willing to work with them.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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An existential question is brewing for Democrats: What does it mean to be the opposition party in a political climate that’s pulling Democrats to the right?

On the Hill, the loudest Democratic voices have urged collaboration with Republicans. But they’re about to face a push from the left to take a more confrontational approach to Trump — and it may force uncomfortable conversations about whether Democrats can keep their core values and still get things done under a GOP trifecta.

“I don’t think that means we have to agree with [Republicans] on mass deportations,” Alexandra Rojas, executive director of the progressive-leaning group Justice Democrats, told NOTUS.