Democrats Ready ‘Bold’ Economic Plan in Bid to End Losing Streak
- Schumer says party plans to roll out a platform within a month
- Says its not enough just to oppose Trump and Republicans
Rep. Pelosi Taking Blame for Dems' House Defeats
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Democrats have been losing elections by not offering voters a bold economic agenda, and the party plans to change that by releasing a platform within a month that won’t be “baby steps,’’ Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said.
The party’s lawmakers will try to pass the plan legislatively over the next year -- a remote possibility given Republican control of Congress -- and will campaign on it during the 2018 mid-term elections, Schumer said on ABC’s “This Week’’ program on Sunday.