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After suffering crushing losses at the federal and state levels in November
’s elections, Democrats in blue states are moving forward with legislative
agendas organized largely around responding to President Trump.
Democratic Party leaders in blue states said in interviews over the last
several weeks that they would focus on offering an alternative to Trump’s
agenda on issues such as workers’ rights, immigration and climate change.
“I believe it’s our responsibility to show what a progressive state looks
like, what a progressive agenda looks like,” said Jennifer Williamson, the
majority leader of the Oregon state House. “It’s incredibly important that
we be proactive. We’re not approaching this session in a defensive mode
because of this federal administration.”
But the territory in which Democrats can make their stand against the new
administration is limited. The party controls both chambers of state
legislatures in only 15 states. It holds only 16 governorships. And
Democrats hold total control — of both the legislature and the governorship
— in only six states. |
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