Canada

The Democrats have no power in the US now. They still hold a few governorships, but the GOP has complete control of the US federal government and that's all that matters on the international scene.

It's a distinctly American thing to blame the Democrats for anything the government does even when they don't control the government. Then they wonder why the Democrats struggle to win elections even against insane GOP candidates like Trump.

In what other country is the opposition party blamed for what the governing party is doing? Only in America.

Things are the way they are in the US because people voted for it. The Democrats aren't doing anything because anything they do now would be purely performative and have no effect. They're a political party, not a revolutionary movement. They aren't doing anything until the next election (if there is one!) because that's how it works with political parties in a democracy.

It would be the same in Canada. If Pollievre got a majority and brought in Elon Musk to kill the government there would be nothing the Liberals, NDP, or any other party could do. That's why it's important to vote and vote wisely.

Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez are heading out to states to lead town halls after this most recent budget passing.

This is what Democrats should be doing: preparing for 2028 by reaching out to people now, or at the very least educating them on what's happening and what might happen in the other 46 months (or more...) of Trump's second presidency.