Took less than 5 months for DU to go 95% Negative

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77. I pretty much agree with what you say

The point is we cannot live the negativity parts 24/7 without acknowledging positive progress. Well not if we want to maintain our sanity.

And though there may not have been people exactly like McConnell, the point was that we've always had self-serving, destructive political figures to contend with. I'm not suggesting that we ignore them and stick our heads in the sand, but on the journey, it is beneficial to acknowledge any progress that we are making. I remember eight years of Obama being torn apart from the both the right and the left, often ignoring his accomplishments at the time. I fear that the same could happen again with Biden.

Yes, there is still much work to be done, though there will ALWAYS be more work to be done. I would never suggest a "live with it" mindset, but it is important to remember who the people are that are fighting with us and support them whenever possible, even if we don't 100% agree with them. I am not putting Manchin in that category, though I am begrudgingly grateful that his seat allows us to maintain the majority in the senate. I sincerely wish we had a more solid Democrat in that seat, but I remember similar Democrats during the fight for the Affordable Care Act. They are gone now.