The Dems know how to play political hardball. The know how to use power. It's not a matter of "knowing how". It's a matter of political abuse.
Dems have no problem doing this because they favor dictatorships.
The GOP don't...they favor freedom. And rightly so.
If the Reps are afraid to get down in the dirt with these bullies and choose to stay above the fray, they lose as does the country.