# What Should the Democrats in Congress Do Now? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [November 7, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-the-democrats-in-congress-do-now/1034667 "2026-11-07T18:37:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gordon\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Gordon\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_G)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-the-democrats-in-congress-do-now/1034667/1 "2026-11-07T18:37:18Z")
What Should the Democrats in Congress Do Now? Both during the remaining weeks of the lame-duck Congress, and during 2027-2028. (I found no appropriate extant thread for this. The automated software(?) calls my attention to three similar topics, but none of the three has been posed to since the terms of Bush-43!) The Democratic Congress needs to push for - Ending the war on Iran - Ending the tariffs - Restoring Medicaid, SNAP and other welfare programs degraded by the Big Beautiful Republicans ALL three of these priorities will offer immediate relief to Americans suffering from increased costs. The cost of living was the key issue on which Americans voted, and the D agenda should focus on that. After January they can pass this legislation (Win-win whether Trump vetoes or not); but even now they should fight for these, inviting Rs to help and exposing R hypocrisy, should the Rs vote instead for continued suffering. A “continuing resolution” will be required in December to keep the government going. Democrats should refuse to accept any CR without a clause stopping the Iran War, something like > [@](#): > > None of the funds herein appropriated under this Act may be expended to support directly or indirectly combat activities in or over or off the shores of Iran, or Yemen (or occupied Palestine?) by United States forces, and after December 15, 2026, no other funds heretofore appropriated under any other act may be expended for such purpose. This is how the Vietnam War ended: cf. Case–Church Amendment, 1 July 1973. After these top priorities, the Ds can pass Medicare-For-All; subsidize schools; restore USAID; restore EPA; etc. _Programs that clearly help America and Americans._ These pocketbook issues need to be the top priority. Sure, it would be sweet to impeach or imprison some of the Trumpist menagerie of criminals. But focusing on this would excite only the left-wing. If Ds focus on this, “Centrists” will label the D’s as “Same-same” and a Red wave in 2028 will reverse these electoral gains. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-the-democrats-in-congress-do-now/1034667/2 "2026-11-07T23:47:38Z")
Split this topic on November 7, 2026, 11:47pm UTC 4 posts were merged into an existing topic: [The New 2027 Congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-2027-congress/1034394) ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-the-democrats-in-congress-do-now/1034667/6 "2026-11-07T23:47:38Z")
Closed on November 7, 2026, 11:47pm UTC