Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), the incoming Senate minority leader, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington in June. (Alex Brandon/Associated Press)Senate Democrats think they can hold Donald Trump accountable by challenging him to deliver on issues where he has made populist noises. Democrats will either win significant policy victories, Schumer says, or show Trump’s working-class backers where the new president’s priorities really lie. when middle-class jobs and incomes are at stake” and “be unfair to our constituencies.”The Senate Democrats Schumer leads are an ideologically polyglot group confronting tough political terrain. I also share his view that Democrats need to address the legitimate concerns of the economically pressed white voters they lost to Trump on Nov. 8.

Source: Washington Post November 21, 2016 00:00 UTC