I think people largely forget that this happens to Republican issues as well and they have just as little recourse. It's just you probably consider them victori

I think people largely forget that this happens to Republican issues as well and they have just as little recourse. It's just you probably consider them victories and either ignore or bask the Republicans loudly complaining and then doing nothing. I think the reason that The Democratic Party feels ineffectual is because they've been on the defensive for so long they've lost their aspirational platform in favor of "stopping Republicans from doing bad things." They're the opposition party now.