In 2020 the senate was a 50/50 split with the vice president giving the democrats 1 more vote than republicans. In 2022 it was a 51/49 split giving dems only 2 more votes than republicans. The “majority” was so slim that it was not enough for the supermajority vote required for the most important legislation. And it only took 1-2 senators to not vote along party lines to block Democratic legislation.

To ignore that and pretend that dems had the power to do whatever they wanted is disingenuous.

To blame the Democratic Party for the actions of 1-2 senators that chose to go against the party is disingenuous.

You’re claiming that all republican legislation that has ever been passed, only passed because of help from democrats? That’s verifiably false.

Pointing out that republicans try to block democrat legislation is reality not an excuse. But you probably believe they are all lizard people with your conspiracy minded thought process.

When people like yourself fall for it, why would they stop?

“Democrats” or the Democratic Party as a whole? Because any bad faith actor can claim to be democrat and go against party lines.

There is evidence of republicans trying to stop Democratic legislation. There is none of the Democratic Party trying to stop the Democratic Party

Because of citizens united, money decides election wins. So how do we win without donors?

This was the question that you are avoiding.

To overhaul campaign funding they need to win. For that to happen they need donors.

Also, just because a saying exists doesn’t make it right.

Manchin and Sinema exist because any politician can just claim to be democrat and not vote along party lines. For you to act like it is some conspiracy by the democrats to not follow through on what they worked for is a bad faith argument.

Isn’t it more likely that republicans, the group that actively blocks all democrats out then up to it?

Manchin and Sinema. Why are you trying to blame the Dem party for people that don’t vote along party lines. That’s an obvious bad faith argument.

Why are you avoiding the question?

That’s irrelevant. We are talking about whether the Democratic Party intended to do what they said they would do.

They said they would forgive student loans. They were blocked by republicans.

You are acting like democrats are to blame for republicans actions.

That doesn’t mean we can win without donors. Republicans had foreign bots and billionaires buying votes.

Because of citizens united, money decides election wins. So how do we win without donors?

USA Today: Senate votes to repeal Biden student loan forgiveness; White House plans a veto

Because they’ve passed legislation that hasn’t been blocked in Congress like the student loan forgiveness. Which went on to be blocked by conservative lawsuits. But not after helping some people.

This makes it pretty clear than republicans are the reason democrats can’t get more progressive policies passed. Even to those not paying attention.

Why do you feel they didn’t have any intention of doing what they ran on?

By voting against the party? That doesn’t make any sense

Right, almost any legislation he tried to pass was blocked by Congress because of Manchin and Sinema.

If we blame/punish politicians for trying then why would they keep trying?

How did he fail to rise to the occasion?

What status quo are you saying he chose to uphold?