For the same reason it was important to vote in down ballot races during the election, nobody expects it to pass, it’s about acquiring political ammunition so demsocs and left-adjacent candidates can win in local, state, and maybe even national races in 2022
Woudlnt this just allow for more democrats who wouldnt vote otherwise to vote for it and trick more people?
That would be too much of a risk for the neolibs, and it would piss off their donors, the votes will reflect the actual positions
And the dems aren’t taking the senate anything before 2028 so its now or never, better for the left and Americans hurt by the pandemic to get pissed off it failed then nothing at all happening because of “whats the point” mentality
That would be too much of a risk for the neolibs, and it would piss off their donors, the votes will reflect the actual positions
Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Elizabeth Warren all cosponsored the Senate version of the bill, then backtracked later. If everyone knows it will lose, the votes aren’t going to mean anything.
But couldn’t every Dem in the house just vote for it knowing it would die in the Senate and even if it made it through there that it would be veto’d by Joe? Their donors surely understand hiding your true colors to retain power
Not trying to go after you here, but these are thoughts I’ve had about this issue
