re: #169 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

Biden’s team members “have pretty successfully re-positioned the idea of unity to mean a super-majority of the country supports what they are doing — the test is not whether you can get Kevin McCarthy to vote for it,” said

If not for gerrymandering in House districts and the disproportional nature of representation in the Senate, the Democrats would have a much larger majority in Congress.

The idea of preaching directly to the electorate, instead of trying to convince the opposing politicians, is a particularly savvy move when you realize that your opponents are so politically radicalized that they will automatically vote against anything you propose, simply because it’s your idea, even if it’s actually a good idea that people want.