Now, a newly elected Republican president, Donald Trump, is trying to get another huge tax cut through Congress. But it also says a lot about Trump, the Republican Party and how their extreme agenda has made it easy for even the most vulnerable Democrats to say no. Republicans have made it easy for the likes of McCaskill to seize the populist high ground on taxes. McCaskill’s opposition to the bill is already provoking attacks from Missouri Republicans, including Josh Hawley, her possible opponent in the 2018 Senate race. All of this has made it easy for McCaskill to seize the populist high ground, and she’s done just that.

Source: Huffington Post November 26, 2017 14:38 UTC