How Democrats Plan To Make Republicans Squirm On Tax Cuts, DOGE
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Democrats view the coming fights over President Trump's agenda as an opportunity to put his party on the defensive and damage the president's political standing.

Summary

Senate Democrats plan to force Republicans into tough votes on tax cuts and government cuts linked to Trump’s legislative agenda.

They will introduce amendments opposing tax breaks for the wealthy and cuts to programs like education and Medicaid as Republicans push a $325 billion budget resolution.

Democrats also target Elon Musk’s DOGE, which is rapidly cutting federal jobs. Some Republicans express concerns over DOGE’s speed.

Democrats hope these votes will hurt Trump and the GOP ahead of the 2026 midterms.

  • KoboldCoterie@pawb.socialEnglish
    661·
    1 month ago

    If I’m reading this right, their plan is to basically make Republicans vote against popular things, in hopes that it makes voters turn away from them in 2026. That’s neat, and in an ideal world where people actually paid attention to what their senators are voting for and the republicans didn’t control the media and generate propaganda at an alarming rate, it might even be effective, but I am skeptical that it will have any real effect in the world we actually live in.

    • ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world
      8·
      1 month ago

      The various Right-wing talking heads will just continue to blame them for being petty and point to it as a proof of government inefficiency. These people can’t be bothered to verify anything beyond the first opinion screamed at them through a screen.

      • jonne@infosec.pub
        13·
        1 month ago

        Yeah, their whole strategy depends on high information voters knowing exactly what their representative voted for, it’s ridiculous because:

        • almost all of Trump’s voters are ‘low information’ (with the exception of billionaires that know exactly what’s going on, but they’re negligible as an actual demographic).
        • there’s a whole information ecosystem of Fox, boomer Facebook, super PACs funded ads, etc that will lie or just omit inconvenient information

        So the Democrats’ strategy is to get Republicans to vote for unpopular stuff that Republican voters will never hear about. Republicans have been passing super unpopular stuff for half a century now, their voters don’t care.

        • ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world
          8·
          1 month ago

          Republicans have been passing super unpopular stuff for half a century now, their voters don’t care.

          Perfectly succinct.

    • adarza@lemmy.caEnglish
      53·
      1 month ago

      house democrats can’t do shit without at least some help from republicans… and that help does not exist, those maga fucks want to see the nation burn.

      • Lasherz@lemmy.worldM
        81·
        1 month ago

        AOC is finding ways to help. She’s using her platform to inform people of their rights, and she’s meeting fascists bluffs rather than capitulating* early. This is ultimately just rhetoric, but if one migrant family knew their rights when it mattered because of her, she’s helping more than the Democratic leadership is. Sitting on the sidelines complaining about the rules that no longer exist is the liberal strategy, and respectfully, they need to reassess and recommit to antifascism.

      • ToadOfHypnosis@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        They can’t bear to admit their anger has made them lemmings. Even as they see the cliff clear as day. They will lose everything before they admit they were played by a blatant con man.