Thread by @SimonWDC

The read that it's OK to delay the promised infrastructure vote because ultimately moderates will get a smaller BBB bill is not exactly right.

Think what most 2022 candidates truly wanted was a consensual process, like the ARP, and to avoid looking like Dems have run left.

For those running in 2022, sustained factional infighting needed to be avoided at all costs, as did anything that could be used by GOP to be able to say "see we were right - the socialists are taking over."

These concerns are just as/more important as the size of the package.

Not sure how we ended up with a process different from what created the American Rescue Plan. But during this period from late June on when the party struggles broke out, Biden's numbers have dropped 13 points on @FiveThirtyEight.

However we got here, it's critical we re-focus our public comms on the the things voters care about most - defeating COVID, a growing economy, tackling climate, improving health care.....

Every day we're not talking about these things we're losing.

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Finally, Gavin Newsom's successful campaign gave us what could be a very powerful frame - lean into defeating COVID, promote the rest of our agenda, define them as extremists/unfit to govern.

We need to get that place and stay here as soon as possible.

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