Democratic Strategist Predicts On MSNBC Trump Administration Will Pleasantly ‘Surprise’ The Left On Many Issues

Democratic strategist Don Calloway is “quite optimistic” about President-elect Donald Trump’s second term and he’s predicting some Democrats will be pleasantly “surprised.”

Calloway, an analyst and former Missouri state rep, joined MSNBC anchor Alex Witt on Tuesday and shared his optimism about the incoming administration going into the new year.

“From what I am watching from here on the ground in Washington, DC, the opportunity really is wide open for Democrats to legislate or otherwise participate with the Trump Administration on the executive side. And that’s partially the nature of what we have seen from this administration over the last four years, and even going into now, is that there are going to be highly transactional,” Calloway said.

The strategist argued that Democrats are unlikely to make a lot of progress on social issues, but there is potential on economic issues in what he predicted would be Trump’s deal-making style.

“I think that political economy and marketplace is open both on the legislative side as well as the business side, and I’m thinking that the Trump Administration may surprise some Democrats as much as what they’re willing to hear conversation about. We saw Donald Trump side with longshoremen since he’s been elected,” he said.

Democrats lost the election, but they have a “remarkable opportunity” with Trump, Calloway added.

“I just think there’s a remarkable opportunity here to get some substantive things done here for the American people that provide a broader landscape of opportunity,” he said.

Watch above via MSNBC.