Thread by @ThePlumLineGS

As expected, the postponement of the vote is being treated as a "crushing blow" and a "huge setback" to Biden's agenda. Utterly ludicrous. Such things happen all the time with complex legislation. This kind of coverage, which masquerades as savvy, is the opposite of savvy. 1/

Now, we don't know if the bills will survive. The whole house of cards very well may collapse. But the idea that this postponement is itself the harbinger of doom is nonsense. Again, it all very well may fail. But if anything, last night makes success marginally more likely. 2/2

CODA: As we wrote, a delay should NOT be seen as the sky falling. Instead of misinforming readers, tell them this is typical of major, complex legislation. Differences remain deep. But if the bills remain linked, bridging them is more likely, not less:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…

If you don't believe us, at least listen to the savvy @PunchbowlNews team. Their analysis of the dynamics is very close to what @paulwaldman1 and I laid out in that piece, particularly in terms of how Pelosi's choreography is designed to work here.