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[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Barely. Manchin and Sinema kept torpedoing just about any legislation that would have been actually beneficial. Though with this specific topic it appears that eight Democrats voted against it, which is still far fewer than the number of Republicans that voted against it.

That's not to say I'm some Democrat apologist or shill, I have so many problems with the party, but for issues like these it seems like they are the lesser of two evils and if their majority margins could increase it would likely have an effect on issues like these.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

and if their majority margins could increase it would likely have an effect on issues like these.

If their majority margins increased, they'd find new excuses to not pass it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The trend would suggest otherwise, but only one way to find out. Let's get a higher majority in there to prove me wrong!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

When Obama had the supermajority for a brief time in 2008 (70ish days IIRC) we got the ACA. It was watered down a little but but it still helps a lot of people.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yarp, and if memory serves it was watered down because he and the Dems were attempting to engage with the Republicans in good faith and after the Dems made the concessions the Republicans asked for they still voted against it.