when repubs are in the position that house dems are in now...all they do is obstruct the dem prez/governor and blame them for the inaction, put forth universally liked red meat bills for their base that have no chance of passing but are great for energizing their voters, and make dems take votes on unpopular/divisive bills that could serve as campaign fodder later on.

and they do it all as a galvanized team.

meanwhile dems all try to jockey for position by putting forth initiatives that will earn them individual credit/praise...but also have no chance of passing both chambers of congress...and have a strong chance of dividing their own caucus and being easily characterized/attack by right wing media.

its one of the most frustrating things to see play out over and over.

house dems could be painting repubs as anti-women and anti-black by making high profile rollouts of the reauthorizations of the voting rights act and the violence against women act (which repubs will shoot down). they could also be painting repubs as russian stooges by having profile rollouts of sanctions and election security bills (which repubs will shoot down). they could also be passing a flurry of anti-corruption bills highlighting specific laws/norms that trump and repubs break or take advantage of (which repubs will shoot down). then they could be strategically all be hitting the airwaves to highlight their support of these efforts and the gop resistance against them.

you can basically use the legislative process to build out your entire electoral strategy for upcoming campaigns. this is something repubs are acutely aware of but dems still playing junior varsity on.