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Articles like this are why I subscribe to The Bulwark. I am, by any definition, a "leftie." But I am also a political realist. Democrats are not going to "win back" the white working class. What we have to do is exactly what Manchin did in West Virginia - not lose them by 60%! I understand why the Democratic leadership chose to try …
Articles like this are why I subscribe to The Bulwark. I am, by any definition, a "leftie." But I am also a political realist. Democrats are not going to "win back" the white working class. What we have to do is exactly what Manchin did in West Virginia - not lose them by 60%! I understand why the Democratic leadership chose to try to pass their agenda via massive bills but I think it is political malpractice. It is easy for the Republicans to oppose these omnibus bills. It would be much more difficult for them to reject targeted bills that deal with widely popular issues - like drug prices. Once it was clear that getting rid of the filibuster was off the table (because there were only 50 Democratic senators), then their strategy had to change - and it didn't.
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