I genuinely hate that this deal was made, but the bolded is a prime example both of why the general public hates engaging with politics, and why folks need to log off for some context every now and then.
People can't feed their kids poll numbers, they can't check out at the grocery store with righteousness, and unless I missed it somewhere, MAGA infighting is not a stock that pays dividends. Playing electorate chess at the time of year when food insecurity is at its most visible is a dangerous game, and again, while I wish there was a better outcome, I don't know that I can entirely fault someone for not having the stomach for it long term. Ultimately, we're talking about actual people here, not just faceless votes.
Once it became clear that the Trump administration was willing to fight court orders to pay out benefits, at least for me, it became likely that this was going to end in some level of disappointment. When you're dealing with a group of people that legitimately does not care for the wellbeing of their constituents, and refuses to use any of the built in mechanisms in government to put an end to this (in literally any other presidency, this would absolutely be grounds for impeachment for dereliction of duty at minimum), you're playing a losing game. And expecting people to hold on and vote when that vote is a full year away is a bad bet, considering the most likely outcome is that those effected just disengage from politics altogether due to distrust.
The only real upside here is that it sounds like those that voted for this shyt stand a chance of being replaced by people who might be about getting some shyt done.
Clown shyt…..half those corporate Dems are bothsides TLR bros but in boomer aesthetics
