Sanders to vote against debt bill, says Biden should invoke 14th Amendment

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31. The vote in the House proves your point

Only the hardcore voted against the bill. Just 20 republicans. The compromise was nothing like the magat faithful wanted, so the only real conclusion you can draw is that the whole thing was pure theater. The deal might be seen as a face saving move for the GOP, and going by the less than glowing press, not even that, but the overwhelming numbers voting for it suggest they were not going to actually risk default. If someone has a better explanation, I'd love to read it. So far, all I see are wildly inflated estimations of the Maga wing's influence. I suspect this stems from their bargain with McCarthy over the speakership, which amplified their caucus in the press and created the sense that they are some unstoppable juggernaut.