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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 23 Sep 2021

      If putative moderates oppose the most popular and the least popular part of Biden's agenda. What does that leave? Or to reframe: what exactly is theory of political change held by soi-disant moderates?pic.twitter.com/dnBAy4YtcP

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 23 Sep 2021

      I mean, progressives have a political theory that goes like this: do super-popular things & that gives you the leverage to do other things that aren't popular but you feel are necessary. What is the moderate equivalent? What do they want that you couldn't get from moderate GOP?

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        1. NYC118  🇺🇦‏ @nyc118 23 Sep 2021
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          Moderate GOP — been gone for 40 years.

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        2. CHAOTIC NEUTRAL arrives 9/20‏ @edburmila 23 Sep 2021
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          They want 60% of whatever everybody else wants, that's how you can tell they're Serious People.

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        3. RAGEPATH‏ @ragepath 23 Sep 2021
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          "Not quite that, do it over." On endless repeat.

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        1. Stan Chera (Marxist)‏ @marxistplanner 23 Sep 2021
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          Being embedded within the Democratic Party and managing its constituency of voters for the capitalist ruling class

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        2. RAGEPATH‏ @ragepath 23 Sep 2021
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          Never exclude the possibility of simple corruption. When ethics laws are not enforced (and lately due to various reasons they seldom are), the unethical get a competitive advantage over the ethical and are more likely to advance - in both parties.

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        3. RAGEPATH‏ @ragepath 23 Sep 2021
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          How big is the "corruption caucus?" I honestly don't know. But given the current lax state of enforcement, you probably don't know either.

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        1. NancyWilliamsPainter‏ @painter_nancy 23 Sep 2021
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          The moderate equivalent is the same thing but they mean popular with donors rather than voters. So step one is SALT and blocking prescription drug controls. Step two is moot because Democratic administrations never get a step two

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        2. Richard Yeselson‏ @yeselson 23 Sep 2021
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          It’s merited to criticize moderate Dems for a whole host of reasons, but there aren’t any GOP who will vote for any version of the reconciliation program. Presumably, even Manchin and Sinema (and their counterparts in the House) will vote for something, however insufficient.

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        3. Michael Anderson  🩸 🦷‏ @Michaelander45 23 Sep 2021
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          I think part of the reason we are in hostage taking mode is that its not at all clear this is true. Manchin has proposed a "pause" on the entire reconciliation bill. If it was just an issue of numbers and what he's comfortable voting for there would be much less of a hold up

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