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Over texts and ‘eyeball to eyeball,’ Republicans succeed in persuading Musk. But Democrats hit dead ends

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Republican lawmakers have more access to the White House than Democrats , but Democrats are striking out.

Republicans are able to leverage entry points into the Trump administration in ways that Democrats simply can’t, leaving them in the dark on many of the recent reversals the administration has agreed to.

The dynamic puts millions of people living in districts and states represented by Democrats in Washington at a significant disadvantage.

The problem for Democrats is figuring how to get visibility in a system that trades on personal relationships and political backchannels.

Democrats have instead reverted to public pressure campaigns through press conferences, letters, protests, lawsuits and in some cases legislation.

Musk gave his cell phone number to Republican senators in a private meeting this week , a person familiar with the matter says.

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