Like Iran and the Palestinians, the Dems seem to be playing a bad hand poorly.

With almost no leverage, they& #39;ve chosen maximum confrontation instead of maximum flattery and ego boosting.

That won& #39;t work on McConnell, but it might work on Trump and get them a better deal. 1/x

Don& #39;t get me wrong. I& #39;m not sure such a strategy would work in stopping Trump from nominating a conservative SC pick, but it sure has a better chance of working than empty threats.

What if the Dems offered Trump something he really wanted, like funding for his wall? 2/x

Or something symbolic that he values. I& #39;ve joked a place on Mount Rushmore (that may be too much to stomach), but how about reversing impeachment (if that& #39;s possible)? Seems worth it for them if they could stop a SC pick they didn& #39;t like. 3/x

Or go to Trump and tell him you& #39;d support his sister on the bench. If Trump isn& #39;t upset with her from Mary Trump& #39;s book, he& #39;d probably love that!

I don& #39;t know if any of this would work for the Dems, but certainly better chance than maximum confrontation w/ no leverage. 4/4