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And would happen again because the party is addicted to losing.
You're still thinking Bernie expects this to pass, and he isn't going to use it against them once they block it.
This is ammo for the 2026 and 2028 pocket.
"Hey remember when Republicans shot down my notion of raising minimum wage to $17/h?!"
"They what!?"
"Those fuckers!"
Republicans don't care about voting history, they care about the R next to a candidate on the ballot. You could tell them that their Rep voted aginast securing them a better life, and they'd tell you "Sounds like commie talk, MAGA!!" And if you show a canidate who would give them a better life, they'd just say something about wokeism or whatever, and then claim they know what's best for America.
Democrats won't care about a Republican's voting history, because they're not going to vote for a Republican.
Voting records don't really do anything for Republican dipshits.
If that strategy ever worked Bernie would've been president in 2016. Hell I just pointed out he tried it in 2021 and it hasn't yielded shit.