The State of the Union Choice: Restoration or Resistance?
What Abigail Spanberger at a Fantasy Town to Counter Trump's SOTU Might Reveal About Opposition in America Today
Tonight, the Democrats will respond to Trump’s State of the Union. A few of the hundreds of Democrats in Congress are staging a protest. But the vast majority will probably be there, in the House chamber, performing business as usual — norms intact, institutions functioning, comity on display.
The Democrats’ chosen opposition voice for this moment is Abigail Spanberger, the governor of Virginia. And she’s going to respond from Colonial Williamsburg.
The Democrats had a choice. And that choice speaks volumes about their resistance.
