Dem moderate likely looking for minor adjustment, perhaps just fig leaves, that let them plausibly claim they checked liberals.
It’s a game of finding politically safest way to yes, b/c they might have ‘22 trouble if bills pass, but they’re surely toast if Biden agenda crashes.
It’s a game of finding politically safest way to yes, b/c they might have ‘22 trouble if bills pass, but they’re surely toast if Biden agenda crashes.
That is, a lot of this negotiation and showdown is about shaping the public understanding of the politics, not the substance of the bills.
And that’s an important part of politics! It’s not just performance for performance sake, it also has important implications for future arrangements of power, agenda, and policy possibilities.
https://twitter.com/MattGlassman312/status/1218220347495002112
Discussion here with @jbarro in a thread about moderate strategy of waiting for Manchin and Sinema, with some procedural points about why the House mods can’t just be passive—the Senate can’t do reconciliation bills until the House agrees to the budget resolution.
https://twitter.com/MattGlassman312/status/1429918335702077442
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