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  1. A C-minus? For getting the largest single...

    A C-minus?

    For getting the largest single investment in physical infrastructure in American history through the most divided Congress in modern history? For getting an infrastructure bill that...
  2. Well, the economy might be in a good place, but...

    Well, the economy might be in a good place, but it is unclear how Democrats outrun mid-term trends. Democrats famously lost 63 seats in 2010 by losing by just 6.8% in the popular vote. The House...
  3. This is critical. Earlier this year, the...

    This is critical. Earlier this year, the Congressional Budget Office estimated it would take until the end of 2023 to get to 4.6% unemployment (roughly what economists consider to be "full...
  4. The issue is Barack Obama was an enormously...

    The issue is Barack Obama was an enormously skilled politician and leader. I don’t see anyone, left, right, or center, being able to come close to his electoral or political success for at least a...
  5. The thing is: I actually understand the...

    The thing is: I actually understand the frustration with Congress and the Obama Administration during the first two years of his presidency. If the political environment were like today and Democrats...
  6. The issue of course is that people who are more...

    The issue of course is that people who are more willing to take something over nothing are always in a worse negotiating position than people who would rather have nothing than too much. I’m sure...
  7. I don't disagree. That said, I understand...

    I don't disagree.

    That said, I understand progressives being skeptical about promises to revisit a subject later. The same thing happened with the stimulus package passed in February of 2009. That...
  8. I don't think they'll sit on it. The hope,...

    I don't think they'll sit on it. The hope, though, is that the Biden Administration is largely successful by this time next year in getting those people out.

    Additionally, it is important for...
  9. Ehh...Democrats mobilized more in the mid-terms...

    Ehh...Democrats mobilized more in the mid-terms in 2010 than they did in off-year elections in 2009. This isn't what the next election looks like--almost guaranteed.

    How much better for Democrats...
  10. This isn't to say that the national environment...

    This isn't to say that the national environment for Democrats is good, just that it isn't like the sky is falling. Sometimes you lose elections. Sometimes they're in places you thought were safer...
  11. I think it is important to remember context...

    I think it is important to remember context around these things. For one thing, there are always weird elections heading into the off-year after a presidential election.

    Think Alabama in 2017...
  12. Sure. Not to mention it is incredibly difficult....

    Sure. Not to mention it is incredibly difficult. That is why I wouldn't advocate for it--just trying to understand how we do what he is insisting on.
  13. It's because of things like that, though, that...

    It's because of things like that, though, that there are strong cases to be made for reparations.

    Now, I don't agree with reparations to the extent that people just receive payments (unlike...
  14. Are you advocating for a new Constitutional...

    Are you advocating for a new Constitutional convention? That's not a violent means of revolution, but would certainly mean that we would be starting from the ground up on a new system rather than...
  15. I think the issue with something like that is...

    I think the issue with something like that is that it is not popular enough to win elections running on that. People are very adverse to short-term pain so you either lie to them about it or...
  16. Here's the thing. Progress isn't a one-way...

    Here's the thing. Progress isn't a one-way street. There is also the constant, omnipresent fear of regression.

    The Republican Party runs on regression--not just stalling progress. Sometimes they...
  17. The only thing is that it used to be true for...

    The only thing is that it used to be true for Democrats that their coalition relied on lower-propensity voters. It was a fully working class coalition. But the Republican’s erosion among suburban and...
  18. It really isn’t though. The idea that you fall on...

    It really isn’t though. The idea that you fall on the sword of idealism and are able to cry, “We practiced what we preached” is gonna be a cold comfort to women who are punished for having abortions...
  19. Most of the states with independent redistricting...

    Most of the states with independent redistricting commissions are reliably blue states (see California and Colorado). The For the People Act, exclusively supported by Democrats, makes independent...
  20. I’ve always been of the opinion that some...

    I’ve always been of the opinion that some discrepancies between statewide vote share and seat allocation is expectable given the system. However, anything beyond 1-2% becomes incredibly suspect and...
  21. How many of these districts reflect the county...

    How many of these districts reflect the county map to the best degree possible? Are they really compact? Is it really contiguous to form a district connected by a highway?

    In addition, Democrats...
  22. Infrastructure talks between President Biden and...

    Infrastructure talks between President Biden and Senator Capito collapse, but bipartisanship hasn’t had its day yet. Manchin is building a package with Portman, Romney, and Sinema to get something...
  23. I mean, isn’t this kind of the only way to...

    I mean, isn’t this kind of the only way to immediately and forever beat the John Roberts’ Court’s opinion on pre-clearance that effectively cut the teeth out of the VRA Reauthorization in the first...
  24. The issue is that a polished Trump is no longer...

    The issue is that a polished Trump is no longer Trump. What appealed to so many people, and made Trump successful in so many places Romney and McCain weren’t, was the stuff about Trump someone with...
  25. What do you think the chances are that this new...

    What do you think the chances are that this new Superman movie is set in the reality where the new Batman movie takes place?

    I mean, The Batman seems to be pretty clearly its own universe. But...
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