Meanwhile on this site we're locked in some kind of conceptual battle over @Davidshor Thought when the actual Democratic governing strategy, almost a year after winning power, is "do nothing". I'd like to at least see a robust defense of that by a true believer.
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Our political leaders created a huge buildup to bills that were supposed to make the New Deal look like chump change, went all-in on debt ceiling drama, and then just said "meh" about it all. That seems like a bigger political emergency than the specific content of these policies
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Part of political leadership is just storytelling and getting people to participate in a shared narrative around national priorities. So for example, what's the story on Covid right now, going into winter? What is even the content of Build Back Better at this point? No one says.
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The Democratic critique of Trumpism for four years was that it was destroying democracy, so the failure to wield power once given it is extremely damaging. You can't say the house is on fire and then argue for a year over which hose to use without people feeling taken for a ride.
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And that's apparently the extent of Democrats' message going into 2022. "The house is still on fire! Better elect us again!"https://twitter.com/davidaxelrod/status/1447674966422458370 …
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Taxes on “nearly” all income levels (except for the few tax brackets that fall below 400k$ but who counts those people)
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Didn’t even know there was an IRS Spying program, now I’m excited
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Yeah, it's like Delta Force for accounting majors. They burst through the ceiling of your home office and then show that its square footage is not in line with what was reported.
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Or #1. They will do a version of that themselves immediately when in power
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