I’m glad some of you brehs are optimistic about republicans getting blamed if this goes nowhere but I guess I’m confused about where that optimism comes from. They’ll just blame democrats as usual and conservatives will fall right back in line (as usual). I hope I’m wrong but we’ve been watching these people vote against their economic interests for decades, $2k isn’t gonna change that even if trump is the one blustering about it.
You guys must be looking at it from an angle that I’m not seeing.
The main reason why Dems won’t get blamed is
1) Trump asked for “pork” from the spending bill to get removed while adding 1400 bucks to the checks, so any attempt at adding anything else (such as a liability shield) will looked at as another game Washington plays. Dems aren’t asking for any other changes.
In fact, Dem messaging should be “2 Grand for every American, no ifs, ands or buts”. And then it’s time for fear-mongering. “They want you to go back to work without the vaccine, while they get it, with a new strain coming and then if you get sick because your job doesn’t want to take precautions to keep you safe.... you have no recourse. They think your life is worth $1400?”
2) McConnell should have never forced the bills together. Now the messaging is that this is his deal, and everyone else is demanding better at this point (No matter how misguided the spending bill anger is). If he doesn’t budge, they lose in GA (Remember, both Dem campaigns have been careful to not tie the Republican candidates to Trump but to tie them to McConnell). This is going to hang around his neck forever.
3) They have to get Trump voters out to have a chance at winning. Mitch lives to make both sides look bad so that he gets what he wants AND can maintain power by any margin. He only relents if it puts him in danger to carry out his deeds. He’s kept Trump to heel to this point, but turning on him angered his supporters and now Trump realizes he’s been abandoned and he could have been a wild card all along. (What if he stopped nominating judges to get border wall funding? What if he refused to sign anything Mitch wanted to obtain leverage?) It’s too late to save himself, but what does he when he doesn’t perceive loyalty?
the president said we should do 2k checks and the democrats agreed with him. and it was trumps idea to stall for this; NOT the democrats. trump might get the blame himself
