Democrats won the most votes in the election. They should act like it.

[workinclasszero]

Democrats won the most votes in the election. They should act like it.
Democrats need to be an opposition party, not a minority party.
Updated by Ezra Klein@ezraklein Nov 22, 2016, 9:50am EST

More Americans voted for Hillary Clinton than for Donald Trump. More Americans voted for Democratic Senate candidates than for Republican Senate candidates. And while we don’t have final numbers yet, it looks likely that more Americans will have voted for House Democrats than for House Republicans.

So why aren’t Democrats acting like it? Why aren’t they trying to force Republicans, the media, and the emergent Trump White House to act like it?

But the will of the voters still matters, or at least it should. Thus far, Democrats have slipped comfortably into the position of minority party. They aren’t demanding that Trump put forward compromise candidates for key posts. They aren’t laying out a proactive agenda that would serve as their basis for negotiations with Trump and the Republicans. And they aren’t, in their public messaging, emphasizing that most voters opposed Trump’s agenda, and that both Democrats and Republicans need to take that seriously.

As grim as the situation is for Democrats — and it is grim — it’s not going to take long for Republicans to recognize their peril. They’ve lost the popular vote in six of the past seven elections. Their president-elect is less popular than any incoming president in the history of polling. It’s the out-of-power party that tends to gain in midterm elections.

http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/22/13708648/democrats-won-popular-vote

[el_bryanto]

1. I think Republicans have recognized it

That's why they doubled down on exclusion and racism in the most recent election - if they can make sure that white males have the most power in our nation, than they will continue to win; if they have to face a nation where all sectors of society have power than they lose.

Bryant

[BeyondGeography]

2. They should also label Republicans as a tyranny of the minority

They received fewer votes because most people don't agree with their policies. Our antique Constitution is what saves them.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Damn right, we Democrats got more votes!

We need to be aggressive in the face of this proto-facist "government."

But no. We need to get along, give him a chance, cooperate...........for the good of the nation.

The whole business makes me angry.

K&R