House Democratic lawmakers reportedly used a closed-door meeting earlier this week to vent their frustrations with progressive advocacy groups that have been driving constituent calls and pressuring the party to act like a genuine opposition force in the face of the Trump administration’s authoritarian assault on federal agencies and key programs.

  • The Democratic Party doesn’t get paid to win elections.

    It gets paid to run campaigns.

    The Republicans have decided that that is unreliable and have simply gone with open corruption.