List of Democrats that will not attend SOTU address

[Va Lefty]

“If someone does not give me respect, I cannot give them respect.”


https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/01/these-democrats-refuse-to-sit-through-trumps-first-state-of-the-union/

[Mike Nelson]

1. I fully support them, but...

...I would prefer a walkout - maybe staggered, so media will cover each one leaving.

[Va Lefty]

2. Excellent idea

but I wouldn't hold my breath

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. My Congressman (Danny Davis of IL) is one of them.

[femmocrat]

4. That's great, but it's not enough to make a difference.

After trump's maneuvers yesterday, I think the entire Democratic delegation should boycott in protest. He is staging a direct attack on our judicial branch.

[blueinredohio]

5. That's how I raised my kids "you have to give respect to get respect"

[Turn CO Blue]

6. It would be a million times more effective to stand with back turned to Trump, BUT

That would take the kind of fearlessness I couldn't even imagine, as Trump is the most vindictive SOB in the known universe.

on edit -- the reason I feel it would be more effective is because it would throw the tinpot wanna-be dictator off his TelePromTer game, and he would be too tempted to go off the prepared remarks not to do so ...if he started lashing out, he could very well melt-down into the carpet.