Will Democrats in Congress Take Their One Chance To Change Voters’ Perception of Them?

Democratic voters are expressing historic levels of disappointment with their own leaders.

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The House minority leader, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, rallies Democrats outside the Capitol, February 25, 2025. AP/J. Scott Applewhite

With House and Senate Republicans working their way through their respective legislative packages and President Trump waiting by for some kind of a solution, Democrats have little to do. In the coming days, the Democratic Party will have its first — and only — opportunity in 2025 to twist arms and win concessions from the GOP. The question is whether they will take it and give their voters something in which to revel?

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