A veteran Democratic political operative tells The Hill that both parties are under pressure to show that Washington can work.
Former Democratic campaign and congressional staffer Doug Thornell says Democrats and Republicans need to find areas of common ground to build trust.
{mosads}Both parties “need to approach this like a baseball game, start hitting singles, start hitting doubles, you’re probably not going to hit a homerun on your first at bat, but you really need to start creating some momentum and I think there are some issues where that can happen and that will be good for both parties,” said Thornell, senior vice president at SKD Knickerbocker.