the way the metaphor ought to work is that you spend political capital on initiatives that *yield more political capital.* in the way it is actually used, it is more akin to fuel, in which you have a finite amount.
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WINNERS WIN. Also, we spent the last years never even mentioning no political capital so why are we starting again?
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right? winners win and shooters shoot
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Sometimes I think their ideal Democratic administration is one that always discusses major policy but never actually does anything.
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Also is there any more important time to “spend” your political capital than when the country is in the grips of a deadly pandemic and on the verge of a depression?
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To say that Biden understands the calculus better than Summers is an understatement.
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Can someone point to an example of political capital being exhausted that doesn't include a member of the legislature dying or an election voting then out? DC pundits think everything is a nail.
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Yes! If you invest it wisely, you end up with MORE capital. One would think that Summers, in his career as...*checks notes*...one of world's most prominent and politically connected economists, would grasp that.
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And people are suffering. They need relief now. I get folks want to talk political capital, it just feels detached from the reality of my community, family, & friends.
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Summers is probably just afraid the relief bill might help a woman do science or something
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