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In reply to the discussion: Did Democrats make a mistake by tying the infrastructure bill together with the BBB bill? [View all]The Magistrate
(95,237 posts)48. Both Have Said They Want The 'Bipartisan' Farce To Pass, Ma'am
Holding out on that is the only leverage available.
Manchin wants to be seen a 'good Democrat' in his Appalachian state, and to be that 'good Democrat' he has to oppose what all those bad DC liberal socialist democrats want to do.
Sinema I do not attempt to explain. In office she is doing the dead opposite of what she claimed she'd do in her campaign, and in previous political endeavors for many years. While she does, she seems to be rolling in money donated by persons she was spitting at just a couple of years ago.
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Did Democrats make a mistake by tying the infrastructure bill together with the BBB bill? [View all]
panader0
Nov 2021
OP
It is done every day depends on who it is. A post I made a few months ago about Senator Sanders was
doc03
Nov 2021
#23
I don't think it will matter one bit. Pass what we can and hope we survive for more. This way we get
Demsrule86
Nov 2021
#42
How about with Manchin and Sinema, we have no majority? That is a fact and why all the hostage
Demsrule86
Nov 2021
#43
What makes you think that either Manchin or Sinema care one bit about either bill?
Demsrule86
Nov 2021
#44
"the BBB bill was much less popular with R's." - no Republicans support the BBB bill...
PoliticAverse
Nov 2021
#2
No they didn't make a mistake- it's the only thing that has kept the BBB alive. Nt
Fiendish Thingy
Nov 2021
#3
Is it still alive? It's been reduced from 3.5 T to 1.5 T and there's still no agreement
panader0
Nov 2021
#5
Rather than trimming it down, we need to put in some pork for SineManchin's donors.
lagomorph777
Nov 2021
#14
We do what we can and come back later...surely you don't think nothing would be better?
Demsrule86
Nov 2021
#39
No, this will get nothing through...the leverage wasn't there and it never will be...
Demsrule86
Nov 2021
#36
It should have been passed in September and may McAuliffe would have won if we had.
Demsrule86
Nov 2021
#37
Yes they did. They tried to use it as leverage which won't work and makes us look bad.
Demsrule86
Nov 2021
#32
I don't think so. I understand why they did it. It was the only leverage they had.
In It to Win It
Nov 2021
#33
No! And the gaslighting that's going on here on DU to pretend otherwise is gross
Blaukraut
Nov 2021
#40