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Showing Original Post only (View all)CAN BERNIE SANDERS STILL PUT HIS STAMP ON BIDEN'S AGENDA? [View all]
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That $3.5 trillion wouldnt be anything to sneeze at; while its far lower than the $6 trillion Sanders has identified as his preferred starting point, it would still check every box on the White House priority list and could go a long way toward delivering real gains for everyday Americans. But it wont have the sweep of Sanderss original proposal, and may prove unsatisfactory to both him and the rest of the progressive caucus. A lot of work has gone into the effort and much more work needs to be done, a Sanders spokesperson told Axios. Senator Sanders wrote a $6 trillion proposal to address the desperate needs of working people and the existential threat of climate change, and hes confident that Democrats will come together around a reconciliation bill that does just that.
Doing so could be difficult. A single Democratic defection would doom the package, giving Manchin and others who would prefer a smaller bill a good amount of leverage. But Sanders told Dowd that a two-to-three trillion bill would be much too low for him to support, saying that lawmakers have an opportunity now to address concerns progressives have had for decades. Sanders has made clear he doesnt want to squander that opportunity. But he has also sought to build bridges between the progressive movement and the White Houseand even between his coalition and the white working class, whom he suggested to Dowd could be pulled away from Trumpism if the Democratic party better met their needs. Weve got to take it to them, he said. I intend...to start going into Trumpworld and start talking to people.
If we dont do that, I fear very much that conspiracy theories and big lies and the drift toward authoritarianism is going to continue, he added.
Sanders, then, sits at the axis of three political coalitions: a progressive movement concerned hes not doing enough to pull Biden to the left; a faction of Democratic centrists seeking to temper his plans; and a Republican base he wants to save from the MAGA cult but who have been trained to regard the democratic socialism he embodies as an existential threat. In some ways, his position underscores the extent to which his progressive politics have gained influence within the Democratic establishment the one-time insurgent now a senior leader with a friendly ear in the White House. But the infrastructure negotiations could also illustrate the limits to his power. You know politics, he told Dowd. You cant please all of the people all of the time.
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It's an abysmal record and there is very little to it when you look at it item by item n/t
Lucinda
Jul 2021
#79
I hope your friend enjoys the information (forgive me, I'm in a silly and sarcastic mood tonight!!!)
George II
Jul 2021
#84
I didn't vote for Bernie, I voted for Biden-Harris. But there's no reason why Bernie and Joe can't
abqtommy
Jul 2021
#15
Why? It's not the "Bernie-Lite" administration. Bernie isn't Joe Biden's advisor...
NurseJackie
Jul 2021
#60
It was just a thought that maybe the Bernie Bro's would just shut up for awhile... Since we're
abqtommy
Jul 2021
#61
Just between you and me, I think the person that serves up President Joe's ice cream or the
abqtommy
Jul 2021
#63
Gadfly behavior is not a way to build coalitions, find common ground, or make progress...
NurseJackie
Jul 2021
#70
Here's an interesting website that ranks all Senators on how they voted on Biden's agenda:
George II
Jul 2021
#37
Yes, the two Senators that get beaten on relentlessly are among the most loyal Democrats.
George II
Jul 2021
#73