In These Times: Fighting Trump Isn’t Enough—We Must Also Wage War Within the Democratic Party. November 16, 2016 by Garret Vreeland in Politics, Economics We need to fight Trump’s agenda, but we arguably have a more urgent need to fight a civil war within the Democratic Party. This party needs to campaign on paycheck and civil rights issues, and needs to deliver real wins that put more money in people’s pockets and win them more dignity at work and in their communities.