For some reason Larry is operating under the delusion that Biden has an overwhelming mandate.
He doesn't.
Larry was told before the election, Biden would be operating in a 50/50 world.
I am not prescient, but I saw the political world as it is not as it appears in a dream
Its 50/50 in the Senate
and he's got 3 vote margin in the House.
and that is hand Biden gets to play.
BUT YELL GO BIG
and watch as the $7T bill gets cut to $1.5T
thats the reality.
You keep missing the point!
Fuck the top line numbers. Focus on what is in the legislation and what it will do.
You are doing the same thing the Beltway pundits do not recognizing the REAL world.
After getting concession after concession Manchin still can
Larry the point has already been made (just scroll up) that Americans don't know whats in the bill because the Dems have done such as miserable job of marketing and communicating the message.
What Americans have seen is the cost and are wondering how will it get paid for and will my grand kids get the bill?
Because?
All together now,
DEMS DID A BRUTAL JOB OF MARKETING AND SELLING/TELLING THEIR POSITION TO VOTERS.
And that is why Manchinema feel the need to trash the legislation?
It is less clear which priorities voters most want
to spend that money on.
When asked to choose the most and least important parts of the Build Back Better Acts many policies, taxing the rich was most frequently cited as a top priority, with 13 percent of respondents choosing the measure. (The poll surveyed 1,224 likely voters and had a sampling margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.)
Expanding Medicare benefits to cover dental, vision, and hearing also showed strong support, with 12 percent of respondents ranking it the highest priority, and another 12 percent picked policies to increase access to long-term care for older adults and people with disabilities. Republicans were especially supportive of the provisions for health care and long-term care for older adults, compared to Democrats, who most frequently cited the tax increases and clean-energy measures as top priorities.
https://www.vox.com/2021/10/15/22723457/build-back-better-poll-democrats-bill-infrastructure-taxesPeople want 5he bill. The folks who are not sold are Beltway pundits and the Manchin Sinema dog and pony show.
Poll
