Again, I recommend Ronald Brownstein's reporting, which indicates that Biden is abandoning democracy agenda for various reasons, one of which is that it clashes with his "unity" message. Liberals have to decide if they are okay with that.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
Does Brownstein explain how Biden could move Manchin? All this rhetoric about how Biden must move Manchin because it’s existential is fallacious without some plausible strategy to bring that about.
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The question is not whether Biden can move Manchin. The question is whether democracy defense should be priority that Biden pushes or gives up on.. Biden said this was an "existential" issue but now wants to de-prioritize.
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Proximately, it comes down to whether Biden can move Manchin and Sinema. That’s the way democracy gets defended.
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But if Biden has already decided the fight is not worth it and it's more important to get stimulus? Isn't that something liberals should be concerned about? There are consequences to declaring something existential & ducking fight.
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What evidence do we have that Biden decided it’s not worth it? He and Schumer are probably still working on the holdouts. I wouldn’t expect them to pick a big, public acrimonious fight with Manchin or Sinema—even if it’s their #1 priority. It wouldn’t be effective.
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Replying to @beyerstein
I recommend Brownstein's latest piece in The Atlantic on this.
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Brownstein argues that Joe Manchin is the number one obstacle to preserving democracy. Persuading him is everything. We can't pass voter protection legislation unless the filibuster is reformed or abolished, and Manchin won't budge on the filibuster.
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All this handwringing about whether the Biden administration is "concerned" enough or whether they're willing to "push hard enough" is magical thinking without a clear plan to make that push effective.
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The Democrats need Manchin more than he needs them. None of the usual incentives seem to be working. If they come down too hard on him, he'll quit and join the GOP and then nothing will get passed. A primary challenger means nothing to him.
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I think it's a mistake to think Manchin is only Democrat with agency. Biden also has agency & the less priority he gives to voting rights the less incentive Manchin has to go along with party.
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Aside: centering Manchin in the discussion unintentionally gives the Dems a slide on not pressuring Sinema, who absolutely needs party support to survive her next primary let alone re-election.
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