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Longer term it should work
" . . . Even on the left, there is an acknowledgement that incremental progress is vital.
“Progressives are in the same place that we have been, certainly since the first Bernie campaign — we have some power, and it’s growing, but it is quite limited,” said left-wing strategist Jonathan Tasini. “But the second thing is, I believe that the word ‘progressive’ means progress. ... You have to pass the bill and fight another day. It’s not over!”
The delay could also cost Democrats more than just prestige.
In Virginia, across the Potomac River from the Capitol, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe is locked in a tough fight with Republican Glenn Youngkin.
McAuliffe has pleaded with his party to pass the bills, but they may not now do so before Election Day on Tuesday. A Fox News poll released Thursday put Youngkin up 8 points in a state Biden won by 10 points a year ago."
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/579042-the-memo-democrats-stall-out-on-brink-of-victory?userid=263162