• ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    There was also Biden buckling to Manchin’s demands which included mandating drilling. Concessions had to make within his own Party.

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      1 year ago

      what exactly was he supposed to do if he didn’t have enough senators to get it passed without Manchin’s support?

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        1 year ago

        Eh, I think it is fairly moot as Biden would have to have confidence that progressive policy (especially regarding climate change) has popular support and he would not be blamed (or even hurt) by pushing for their passage.

        Manchin and Biden would almost certainly have stood to benefit from having passed BBB in the first place. Before that they and the Democratic Party would have had a net benefit passing the Green New Deal.