Democrats spent the midterms promising to stop President Trump.
Now some of their biggest new stars are openly talking about helping him deliver one of the most productive final stretches of any presidency in American history.
The pitch is coming from newly elected Democratic senators who understand one unavoidable fact: Congress can pass bills, but President Trump still holds the veto pen.
Texas Senator-elect James Talarico laid out the sweeping agenda Democrats hope to pursue with their new majority.
With our new majority, we must:
Deliver bold cost relief
Get big money out of politics
Ban gerrymandering
Pass universal healthcare
Invest in education
Create a pathway to citizenship
Build millions of homes
Regulate AI & data centers
End forever wars pic.twitter.com/8W35E2ikl3
— James Talarico (@jamestalarico) November 13, 2026
Talarico’s list includes universal healthcare, new housing, restrictions on artificial intelligence and data centers, education spending, a pathway to citizenship and an end to what he calls “forever wars.”
But his most surprising proposal was not on the list.
He told fellow Democrats they should work directly with President Trump and help make his final two years historic.
The Associated Press reports that several prominent Democrats are now testing a deal-making strategy instead of spending the next two years on total obstruction.
Talarico compared the opportunity to Lyndon B. Johnson’s legislative legacy and said Democrats could help President Trump earn the same kind of plaques, portraits and busts that fill the Capitol.
Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed has floated a gold “TrumpCare” card tied to universal healthcare, while incoming House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries has left the door open to working across the aisle when it produces results for Americans.
President Trump has said he expects to veto bad bills at first, but believes Democrats may eventually call to negotiate. He specifically identified healthcare and prescription-drug prices as areas where agreements could emerge.
The offers are not a bipartisan agreement yet. They are an acknowledgment that Democrats need the President’s signature — and that President Trump may be willing to trade if the final deal serves the country.
Reuters captured Talarico’s argument in plain language: Americans should not have to wait until 2029 for Washington to do its job.
Talarico told the Denver “What’s Next” conference that President Trump could build a legacy on the scale of Johnson if both sides move legislation instead of spending two years locked in permanent war.
Talarico argued that Americans cannot wait until 2029 for Washington to act and said Democrats therefore must work with President Trump.
His full agenda is still far to the left of what most Republicans would support.
A pathway to citizenship, a national universal-healthcare system and broad new federal regulation would face serious conservative opposition. President Trump has also made clear that bills he considers harmful will meet his veto.
But the change in posture is unmistakable.
Democrats who were elected in campaigns built around opposing President Trump are now publicly explaining how they might help him sign major legislation.
El-Sayed made the sales pitch even more explicit.
He posted mockups of a gold healthcare card bearing President Trump’s name and asked him to guarantee coverage for every American.
Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin quickly endorsed the tactic, telling the AP that if putting President Trump’s name on the plan in gold lettering could get it passed, she would support doing exactly that.
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger offered a more confrontational approach. She said Democrats should send the President bills and dare him to veto them, predicting that his desire for a signing ceremony could eventually bring him to the table.
That difference exposes the choice facing the new Democratic majority.
They can use Congress for investigations, symbolic fights and messaging bills that have no chance of becoming law.
Or they can negotiate with the President voters elected twice and try to produce legislation that both sides can defend.
President Trump has made deals with Democrats before.
During his first term, he stunned Republicans by negotiating directly with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi. He has never been shy about bypassing Washington’s normal alliances when he believes an agreement can deliver a win.
There is no guarantee that the latest offers will go anywhere.
The policy gaps are enormous, the new Congress has not even taken office, and campaign rhetoric tends to collide with reality once actual bill text appears.
But Democrats are already admitting something their resistance wing spent years denying: President Trump is not irrelevant, powerless or finished.
He remains the man whose signature every major Democratic bill will need.
This is a Guest Post from our friends over at 100 Percent Fed Up. View the original article here.
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