Opinion | HayesBrown: Dems like Pres. Biden and Sen. Manchin can't be blinded by their faith, be it a devotion to a model of bipartisanship that has long since expired or a misguided belief that there are some lines the GOP will never cross. - MSNBCDaily
, spending more time courting votes that don't exist rather than figuring out what it'll take to get the best package through the Senate with only Democratic votes.
Much more troubling is the somewhat laissez faire stance that the White House is taking toward Republican efforts to rewrite voting laws around the country. Apparently, according to, officials inside and with access to the administration think any changes could be countered through good old-fashioned campaign fieldwork:
The senior official noted that the Biden campaign repeatedly adjusted its tactics as the electoral rules changed throughout the 2020 election, and that Biden ultimately won more votes than any president in either party ever has. Looking ahead to 2022 and 2024, “I think our feeling is, show us what the rules are and we will figure out a way to educate our voters and make sure they understand how they can vote and we will get them out to vote,” the official told me.
Sure, that might be the case in more normal times. But then you remember what's going on inside the GOP thanks to former President Donald Trump.
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