So this finding gets to something that might apply to several other D priorities. Unlike other partisan fights, D's and R's disagree more on the scope of stimulus rather than the underlying concept. That makes it easier for D's to outbid R's and then argue for their position.
https://twitter.com/DataProgress/status/1367876761711767553
Looking at other attempts by R's to compete with D's on policy, R's could run into same problem in upcoming fights. You want to give out tax credits to workers and parents? Okay, D's will propose bigger ones. You want infrastructure? D's will definitely outbid you there.
Similarly, R's say they want a higher minimum wage? D's clearly aren't united on $15, but they can almost surely outbid R's.
The politics of this aren't guaranteed and R's could maybe benefit a lot even from counter-proposals. But one challenge for the (very tentative) push by some in GOP to provide more direct benefits to workers is that D's have come around to similar policies themselves lately.
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