Exactly!!
Aren R. LeBrun @proustmalone
11 Mar 2021
Correct me if I’m wrong, but did Democrats negotiate down the stimulus relief only to get zero Republican votes anyway?

Mar 11, 2021 · 5:48 AM UTC

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"Democrats" suggests the whole party agreed to changes to the relief bill. Given that we only have a 51/50 majority in the Senate, I think we should all get used to some level of compromise and not assume that all Democrats are on board with every change. $1.8T is damn good bill!
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It’s good in many ways but I hope you’ll read my article. newsweek.com/united-states-o…

The United States of Oligarchy

More and more Americans on both the left and right now realize that our democracy has turned into an oligarchy.

newsweek.com
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they had to negotiate with Manchin
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It had a lot to do with Manchin, but it is a classic politcal ploy. The Democrats wanted the narrative to be that no $15/hr min wage and no $2,000 check is because of Republicans rather than people realizing neither had the full support of their own party.
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Good!!!’
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Dems negotiated down the stimulus package because fellow corporate Dems could not get behind the bill as it was originally written. 8 refused the $15 minimum wage increase. 2 rewrote the unemployment benefit.
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This is a nazbol take that doesn't take into corporate democrats that fought against 15 min.
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That's why democrats lose so frequently.
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Ginormous Slush Fund
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The negotiating was with one of their own, Joe Manchin, so the GOP wasn’t involved..
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