What? Resistance liberals are absolutely furious at Manchin and Sinema.https://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/1398344511810588695 …
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Though it may be a reasonable expectation, I've yet to see anyone propose a way to make this happen (with Manchin, probably more doable with Sinema).
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It's Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer's job to figure that out. That's why they get to hold powerful positions.
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And here, we have to look at decades of the Dems (and GOP, but less relevant here) repeatedly moving in the direction of less party discipline and more individual autonomy for electeds. That's not something that can be restored quickly.
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How do you enforce party discipline on Manchin? Kick him out of the party and kill the majority? Strip him of his committees and humiliate him so he goes to caucus with the GOP? Refuse to sit with him at lunch?
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How do you "hold a member in line" when he's from a state that voted 69-30 for Donald Trump, and voted 70-29 for a Republican senator?
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appropriations that is the traditional method
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I think what Atrioa has argued is that if you never raise the stakes for someone ever (though other claim this will be cutting nose to spite face) that you can’t got to electorate with “it’s not our fault” while the other side “we will deliver for our constituencies”
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Without a plausible point of leverage, the idea that Schumer or anyone else can “find ways” to make Manchin vote against his interests is magical thinking. It’s mushy “West Wing” fantasy that socialists disdain in so many normie Dems.
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I think Schumer should take more votes to put pressure on Manchin. But there are no magic wands. Manchin knows what his interests are and he’s not going to be seduced or bullied into signing his political death warrant.
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