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How many times has Joe Biden touted any of his trillion dollar agenda as a reason to try to keep the House and/or win 2 seats in the Senate? Is it greater than zero? @JStein_WaPo/1384493137213726723Permalink On twitter.com
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In 2010, when Democrats lost their 60th Senate seat in Massachusetts, Democratic Senate staffers were... "Relieved" that they wouldn't get to pass their agenda. web.archive.org/web/20100123125021/http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2010/01/relieved.phpPermalink On twitter.com
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"The worst is that I can't help but feel like the main emotion people in the caucus are feeling is relief at this turn of events. Now they have a ready excuse for not getting anything done." This remains the most insightful moment for understanding the Democratic elite.Permalink On twitter.com
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Democratic politicians campaign for mass support, but most are funded by and loyal to the corporate elite. Most also identify with the interests of their own top 10% of the country.Permalink On twitter.com
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Their electoral interests are served by having policy differences with the GOP, but also never implementing those policies. As a result, they don't even try to win a strong majority, or demand that by representing a majority of the population they have the right to legislate.On twitter.com
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Now some Democrats have invested in building an alternate, crowdsourced funding base since 2010, but most remain beholden to their funders and committed to actually accomplishing as little as possible.Permalink On twitter.com