Interesting that Dems were putting up a fight until Mandani won in NY. If the shutdown is fueling voters to elect actual progressives, then suddenly Dems have to cave.
Another recent change was Trump pushing for the filibuster to be removed. The establishment could just claim it was because they need it to stop him so they should never stop him enough that he would make Republicans do it, but it could also be seen as a freedom they don’t want to have should we get a Democratic trifecta in the future. Being able to say “I want to do good things, but shucks the system stopped me” is a valuable tool for elected officials.
Interesting that Dems were putting up a fight until Mandani won in NY. If the shutdown is fueling voters to elect actual progressives, then suddenly Dems have to cave.
Establishment democrats are vile pieces of shit, who get their money from the same sources as the greedy of pedophiles
Another recent change was Trump pushing for the filibuster to be removed. The establishment could just claim it was because they need it to stop him so they should never stop him enough that he would make Republicans do it, but it could also be seen as a freedom they don’t want to have should we get a Democratic trifecta in the future. Being able to say “I want to do good things, but shucks the system stopped me” is a valuable tool for elected officials.
Sorry kiddo, the all powerful senate parliamentarian just won’t let them keep our insurance costs from doubling. Donate today to defeat fascism!
I think it’s more that they knew caving would depress turnout and waited until after it was over.