House Democratic lawmakers reportedly used a closed-door meeting earlier this week to vent their frustrations with progressive advocacy groups that have been driving constituent calls and pressuring the party to act like a genuine opposition force in the face of the Trump administration’s authoritarian assault on federal agencies and key programs.
“Every dirty trick” is having actual majorities without independents to caucus. That is exactly why Republicans were able to deny the Obama appointee.
Don’t blame the independents. They weren’t the fucking turncoats who voted with Republicans.