Blue States Worry That Blocking Trump Will Be Tougher This Time

The New York Times ^ | Nov. 22, 2024, 11:28 a.m. ET | By Mike Baker, Shawn Hubler

[E. Pluribus Unum]

During the early days of Donald J. Trump’s first presidency, lawyers at the attorney general’s office in Washington State would gather to strategize about what they saw as troubling directives being handed down by the White House.

There were orders barring travelers from Muslim-majority countries, rolling back environmental rules and ending protections for young immigrants. Lawyers in Washington and other states controlled by Democrats believed the actions were endangering rights and lives.

But there was one thing working to their advantage: Many of the administration’s orders were written in such a sloppy fashion, said Bob Ferguson, Washington State’s attorney general, that he repeatedly asked his staff members the same question: “Do you guys think a lawyer looked at this?” Often, it seemed as if nobody had, which gave the state ample opportunities to pursue what became a stream of successful legal challenges.

Now, as Mr. Trump prepares for a second term, Mr. Ferguson said he anticipated that the initiatives from the incoming White House might not carry the same flaws. Mr. Ferguson, a Democrat who was recently elected to be Washington’s next governor, said Mr. Trump has built a cadre of advisers who have spent years planning ways to implement their plans for the country. The new administration also stands to benefit from a court system now tilted more in Mr. Trump’s favor.

“A concern I have is that Donald Trump and his administration may well be better prepared on their end,” Mr. Ferguson said.

Around the country, states led by Democrats have expressed alarm about many of the new measures that Mr. Trump and his allies have described and have made broad preparations of their own. Lawyers have been scouring through the conservative policy plan known as Project 2025, and they have been strategizing how to challenge...

[nwrep]

Washington is the only state in which Donald Trump did not improve on his margin from 2020.

[No name given]

I hope the so called resistance crashes and burns.

[j.havenfarm]

No s***, geniuses. This time you’re not going to have the fifth columnists inside the administration to help you

[stars & stripes forever]

BLUES STATES - supporting everything BUT the U.S. Constitution.

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

[BradyLS]

Good.

[imabadboy99]

hawaii judge says hold my beer

[af_vet_1981]

It appears the new governor is plotting an insurrection ...

[Liz]

Here’s what they’re up against. Democrats’ 2024 debt-ridden $1 billion collapse, up close.

<><>Dems lost the White House, the House, the Senate and the popular vote.
<><>Dems were rejected coast to coast,
<><>Republicans won majorities in 31 out of 50 states
<><>Trump’s big victories: Wy (72.3%), WVa (70.1%), N/Dk (67.5%), Idaho (66.8%), Ok (66.1%).

<><>Texas boosted Trump’s total in the popular vote by a net of 900,000-plus votes
<><>Florida a competitive state saw a dramatic swing in Trump’s direction.
<><>Trump’s win reflects major shifts in South Fla and South Texas Latino voters.

<><>Dem Gov Whitmer outspent Repubs 4-to-1, but Repubs still made gains in state elections.
<><>Dems saw huge vote declines in blue states.
<><>NY votes sank by more than 800,000 from Biden’s 2020 total.

<><>Ohio Sen Sherrod Brown, working-class champion, toppled by a Republican
<><>Biden’s party is increasingly dominated by elite voters.
<><>Pa Democrat Sen Bob Casey lost, but refused to concede,
<><>Trump Won More Black Voters Than Any Republican in 48 Years—
<><>Trump won 101 Chicago precincts-—home to high numbers of city workers,
<><>Trump won 22% of the Chicago vote-—increased from 2020’s 16%

<><>Pelosi’s own deep-blue S/Francisco base saw a 7-point swing to Trump.
<><>President Trump won 312 of 538 electoral votes, including all seven battleground states.
<><>Georgia Republicans create a private-school vouchers program.
<><>Republican flips CA seat (district has 14 pt Dem registration advantage)
<><>Republicans control the Georgia General Assembly.
<><>Trump-backed Republican takes Alaska’s only House seat.

<><>NYC Asian precincts saw a 31% rightward shift to Trump.
<><>Pubbies popular vote lead is 4 million (1.4 mill by “Dem count”)
<><>late votes increase lead for Ca Republican House incumbent
<><>pitching for Harris, Obama is wrong about Trump, a-g-a-i-n.
<><>issues Trump ran on polled landslide majorities.

<><>Rural areas went foursquare for Trump
<><>In 2024, Trump won rural America by a record margin.
<><>Since 1980, no candidate has done better.
<><>Trump won 64% of rural voters according to exit polls.
<><>The previous best was 61% – set by Trump in 2016.

We have reached a ntl consensus -— we have not lived in anything resembling the nation that was envisioned by our Founders. That is about to be reversed. Dramatically evidenced in 2024’s presidential election when a broad coalition voted overwhelmingly for Donald

[mikey_hates_everything]

Blue states have spent 8 years blocking Trump and trying to put him in jail. There is nothing to worry about now. His win ends it for them.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

The administrative state and deep state will do everything fun their power to preserve and grow the GD federal government. Not once do they stop to ask “Is is big enough? Is it doing too many unconstitutional things it shouldn’t be doing.”

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“His win ends it for them.”

I wish that was so, but I don’t believe it. They regroup, restrategize, hire legions of lawyers and never stop.

[gitmo]

<><>Trump-backed Republican takes Alaska’s only House seat.

I had no idea that Alaska only has one House seat.

[ClearCase_guy]

“Our Democracy” is all about the political apparatus making darn sure that the votes of We The People can be ignored and overriden.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

[WeaslesRippedMyFlesh]

They are not blocking Trump, they are blocking the will of the people.

...and the people have had enough.

[WeaslesRippedMyFlesh]

True and let them.

It will spell their doom in 2026 and again in 2028.

[Liz]

House seats are allocated by population.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“It will spell their doom in 2026 and again in 2028.”

I’m hoping that’s true. It wasn’t true in 2022 when the “red wave” fizzled.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

By “Our Democracy” they really mean “Our Bureaucracy.”