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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Well of course the Republicans will take advantage of a law the Democrats won't change. The Democrats should make it 60 votes all the time, but that hurts them more. It's like saying you want to abolish the shootout but if the league doesn't abolish it, you're going to still try and win shootouts.
And this get back to GGG's question about why not make smaller bills? Because they would need 60%.
And about Manchin, WV is one of the most Republican states in the country. Biden lost it be 70-30. It's a miracle that there's a Democrat Senator there at all. So what do you do? You primary Manchin and the seat goes red in a heartbeat.
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GGG's point was they make the bills smaller and more specific so the Democrats would be able to beat the Republicans over the head with their stalling tactics come election time. It is much easier to remove dissention when you make issue specific bills and force each of the parties to make a statement on that specific issue. This is what the Dems should be doing, but instead they craft monster omnibus bills that easy to shoot down because of their complexity.
As far as primarying Manchin, who cares if the seat goes red? It's basically red right now. Make an example of seat that is not working for you and you were never expecting to win anyways.