Democrats and liberals hoping to build a movement against the policies of President Donald Trump should take a page out of the Tea Party’s 2010 movement and focus on “policies that build power,” says Vanessa Williamson, the co-author of the 2012 book The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism. Like the Tea Party in 2010, anti-Trump activists plan to storm lawmakers’ offices and town hall meetings during Congress’ President’s Day recess and Williamson explains what it means for politics and for governance on Capitol Hill.

Show Notes:

• Amid Liberal Protests, More Democrats Holding Town Halls This Presidents Day Recess
• Pelosi, DCCC Use Tea Party to Fire Up Dem Voters
• Vanessa Williamson 

Could this be the left’s tea party moment? – @V_Williamson via @CNN https://t.co/aI1BE7xyGc

— Brookings Governance (@BrookingsGov) February 13, 2017

‘The question is whether anti-Trump protests have the staying power that can win elections.’ @V_Williamson https://t.co/gZvoJ7Sk39

— On Point – NPR (@OnPointRadio) February 13, 2017