For once, the eternal “Democrats in disarray” narrative is accurate. Here's what President Biden needs to tell them to save his 2021 legislative agenda
Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images Today, we are breathlessly told by all the Beltway insider outlets, is The Day: Joe Biden has summoned various congressional Democrats to the White House in hopes of saving his 2021 legislative agenda, which is on the brink of disaster thanks to the irreconcilable demands of competing factions. For once, the eternal “Democrats in disarray” narrative is accurate.
The success or failure of the governing coalition Democrats managed to secure in 2020 is about to be determined by what happens in the next few days and weeks. If they fail, there will be no tomorrow, no Plan B. Next year will be a lot like 2010, when Democrats lost the ability to pass legislation against Republican obstruction and then got clobbered at the polls. It took them eight years to recover from that debacle. Another one could be staring them in the face.
Why is this important? Because the centrist-progressive dynamics are reciprocal and virtually guarantee escalation. A ceasefire in factional hostilities requires some peace and quiet.
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