Democrats have plans that 'grim reaper' Mitch McConnell won't be able to block

WASHINGTON — Facing the prospect of grinding Republican roadblocks in Congress, Democrats running for president are emphasizing plans to govern with executive action if they win the White House.

On topics ranging from climate to gun control to immigration, candidates are looking at ways to go around Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

Democrats know they face a shaky path to a Senate majority in 2020 and their approach reflects concern from voters and activists that a president could end up hobbled without a plan to deal with McConnell, who has promised to be a "grim reaper" for any progressive legislation that passes the Democratic-controlled House.

"If I'm still the majority leader in the Senate, think of me as the grim reaper. None of that stuff is going to pass," McConnell said in April. "I guarantee you that if I'm the last man standing and I'm still the majority leader, it ain't happening. I can promise you."

In most cases, Democratic candidates are seeking to restore Obama-era initiatives that President Donald Trump has reversed and undo new actions he has taken himself.

"I got a plan for our first 100 days," Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said at a candidate forum in South Carolina last month. "Over 100 things you can do without Mitch McConnell, without the Republicans."

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Should be interesting to see.