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No more concessions to liberalism
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Despite all the Biden administrations achievements, they still haven't addressed what the left has been asking for over the last decade.
Stop supporting the war in Gaza? Nah.
Single-payer healthcare system? Nuh uh.
Housing crisis relief? If you're good... maybe.
Courts and criminal justice reform? Lol.
Billionaire tax? Nope.
Livable minimum wage? Psh.
Legalize marijuana? Hah! No.
How many of those could be done with the amount of control the Dems have had in the past 8 years? They had full control of the government with the barest of majorities for 2 years with 2 senators that were basically liberal Republicans. You got Gaza, but besides that the rest require Congressional action. While in control they did get the biggest investment in green energy ever, they did get substantial increases for infrastructure (including public transport), and they substantially increased the amount of tech that will be made in the US.
Why didn't you get those things done? Because you didn't have the power to do it, just like Dems didn't.
I've heard the argument from practicality for decades, but it just doesn't pass the laugh test. When George Bush started the Iraq War, was that practical? No. When Donald Trump did everything Donald Trump does, was that practical? No. But they made big changes. Bad changes, but big changes.
So why is it that only the Republicans can make big changes? I think it's because your position is the coward's position. If you never try to make the country better in a major way, because you're convinced it's impossible, of course you're always going to fail. And voters know this. We understand why people are afraid to take big steps, but we don't respect it.
Few things here.
3.The Senate heavily favors Republicans because of the number of small states so it's much easier for them to get 50+ members and the house mildly favors the Republicans because of gerrymandering.
This isn't defeatist. It's a realistic understanding of how the systems work. The fact that we got so many major things passed with such a tiny amount of control and in such a small amount of time is amazing.