Democrats test a new playbook in Tuesday’s election: Less talk of Trump, more focus on economy
‘Don’t promise things you know you can’t deliver.’
‘Don’t promise things you know you can’t deliver.’
While Congress has been paralyzed by the shutdown, Trump has moved rapidly to enact his vision of the federal government.
‘Virginia doesn’t have trouble understanding that our young girls ought to be safe undressing in their locker rooms.’
‘Efficiency is actually making government work better for our constituents across the country.’
Most Democrats joined the Republican majority to table the measure, for now.
‘Most voters aren’t really thinking about things along a simple left-right political spectrum.’
‘You need different voices to appeal to different constituencies.’
‘If we insist the government must work for all of our citizens again, we cannot fail.’
Republicans, meanwhile, are slightly more optimistic about the future of the GOP than they were last year.
Before serving in Congress, Connolly worked in the 1980s as a staffer for the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.