Democrats Are Blowing a Golden Opportunity
If they’re going to negotiate with the president, they should use their leverage to extract something that aligns with their ideals.
Not long ago, the Democrats’ strategy during the government shutdown seemed clear. It consisted of two principles: No negotiations over border funding until the government reopens. And no wall, ever. In his to Donald Trump’s nationally televised speech on January 8, Chuck Schumer that Trump “separate the shutdown from the arguments over border security.” Then he declared, “The symbol of America should be the Statue of Liberty,
