"While those still hoping for a recount or the Electoral College as their only hopes are stuck in the bargaining stage, the mood at the State Innovation Exchange conference was one of acceptance and a resolute desire to fight back.
"The conference, held Monday and Tuesday in Washington, D.C., was the first mass gathering of Democratic lawmakers since the election of Donald Trump and countless other Republicans. Nick Rathod, executive director of the State Innovation Exchange, or SiX, started the conference with a statement meant to move the 400-plus state legislators in attendance beyond anger and blame and toward action to thwart the Republican agenda."