Maybe the real problem is that the Overton Window is actually not a real political science concept but a half-assed strategy made up by a libertarian lawyer to get people to accept batsh*t right wing ideas that nobody heard of until Glenn Beck published a novel about it https://t.co/F2A8HrvY5H

— Adam (@adamjayarr) December 21, 2021

I agree with this; the Overton window isn’t a real negotiating strategy. Pushing farther and farther into your wish list doesn’t move what the other side thinks is reasonable. It just means that you and your friends are talking yourselves further into unicorn land while everyone else quietly exits out the back.

What does move the marker is what gets done, and then you have a real baseline for moving things forward.

ETA: I don’t blame Bernie for any of this, since this is Manchin’s fault and Bernie has been a total standup guy the whole time, but the Overton Window concept is Not Helpful.