The Democrats strategy going forward?
In my opinion, our democracy is under attack unlike any other time in our lifetimes. That is why the Democrats have no choice but to fight.
However, as the old song goes, they have to know when to hold them and when to fold them.
They cannot pick their fights solely on political grounds. They must have a logical reason to fight.
For example, the Supreme Court pick by Trump was nothing more than a hostile action, never meant as someone that Democrats could accept. Democrats should stand together in their opposition. After all, when Orin Hatch and Republicans start whining, Democrats can simply point out that Republicans blocked Merrick Garland for 10 months. This argument gives them standing for as long as they wish to block Trump's pick. They should fight it all the way.
Another example, Tom Price and Steve Mnuchin, have not been transparent with their financial dealings. If they were Democrats, the Republicans would be making the same argument. Mnuchin took an old lady's home over 27 cents! Price has probably been engaging in insider trading. The American people need to know. The Democrats have standing in these arguments and should fight as far as they can go.
Those are examples of where Democrats should fight. Unless they have a good reason, they will have a lot of difficulty opposing nominees or policies. When they are standing on principles and firm ground, they should oppose with all the fight in their bodies.
This does not mean they oppose everything. It is not possible to do so. But, where they have a strong reason to oppose, they should fight.
Those in the caucus that do not wish to join this battle may wish to think twice about whether they want to befriend the right-wingers in their states or whether they want to lose their Democratic voter support in those states. That is a decision they will have to make.
(on edit) Democrats should operate under the assumption that Donald Trump is what he is and he is not going to change. He is a stick of dynamite waiting to explode. He is over his head with conflicts of interest. The longer he is the leader of the Republican Party, the better it is for the Democratic Party.
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