ICYMI: @JoeBiden's first 100 days ended with him earning high marks by rolling back Trump policies & rolling out vaccines, but experts say success in his next 100 will depend on flexing legislative muscle to overcome the friction built into the US system.
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“It is gonna be a steeper climb. If only because so much of what you can do in the first 100 days, just as in any presidency, is a lot of low hanging fruit … the things that you can do with executive orders," said ex-GW Bush adviser @TonyFratto independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
“He is going to have to maintain his momentum … in the face of great headwinds being generated by Mitch McConnell and the GOP,” @peoplefor president @BenJealous said. independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
.@BenJealous added that @JoeBiden's next 100 days will also require him to address “the challenge of making the case for restoring majority rule in the Senate” in order to secure voting rights in the face of GOP efforts to restrict voting. independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
“He has to make that case over the next 100 days, because when it happens, whether it’s 50 days from now, or 150 days from now, it is our only hope to safeguard our democracy,” @BenJealous explained. independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
A source familiar with White House strategy planning says discussions of how to address filibuster reform are centered around enticing West Virginia's Joe Manchin to their side with good, old-fashioned horse-trading. independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
“Folks are figuring out what Joe Manchin wants and what Joe Manchin needs...for West Virginia to give him courage and the confidence that he can get reelected, and... comfort in his own mind with...changing the senate rules,” the source said. independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
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