Mitch Just Stepped On A Landmine Factory And Blew His Whole Party Up

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63. It would have legs if there were consequences

You need policy, legislation to dissolve this contango. It would take years - decades - to change consumer spending habits and equalize subsidies between states on a per capita basis. Blue state voters will be aware of it, can they become any less red? Red state voters will ignore it. Can I consume any fewer products from Kentucky or Indiana or Mississippi? Reducing subsidies might involve whacking the social safety net even more. Subsidies for lower income citizens are a lot like natural disaster declarations. We do them because we believe in supporting people because we are Americans, not because they've earned it. Republican policies aside, we don't punish people for being poor, we give them a hand and opportunity.

So I'm not on board with the premise. Mitch may have sundered his own reelection chances further, he may drag a Senator or two in red FundieLand, but he's not blown up his whole party. He's looking for political opportunity to enrich the wealthy and it's caused him to put his foot in it because he doesn't understand or hasn't gamed out the complexity of the financial, federal, legal, and political consequences. Gov. Cuomo doesn't want to go there either. That's why he flamed it back at Mitch.