and we know for sure NO repub would EVER break ranks and vote for BBB right??

[a kennedy]

Any way Joe Biden could woo a middle of the road repub to vote yes?? Or is that just a damn given that no repub will ever vote with the Dems??

[Freddie]

1. Hold a vote no matter what

Let them go on record voting against it. That’s one reason McConnell would never let anything go to a vote.

[Walleye]

2. They would literally rather die than see the Democrats have any success in anything

[wellst0nev0ter]

3. There is no such thing as a moderate Republican

[Autumn]

12. What about Liz Cheney?

Or her goodness doesn't cross over to important votes?

[AZSkiffyGeek]

13. She's not in the Senate

And no, her goodness doesn’t cross over to non Trump-related issues…

[Autumn]

16. But I'm sure she and her Daddy could talk to all those "good" Republicans

[leftstreet]

4. If BBB had goodies their constituents wanted, then yes

But I doubt anyone knows what was in the bill to begin with, or even now

There was no mass campaign to get that message out there so that GOP reps would feel pressured...

[CrackityJones75]

5. I get it.

It’s our fault that we didn’t educate them on the bill. It’s our fault that they didn’t look out for their constituents and see what was best for them and vote in their people’s best interests.

More self flagellation.

[leftstreet]

6. Yes, you make a good point

There should have been mass media campaigning when the bill had wage increase, paid leave, even hearing aids (!) stuff like that. Who wouldn't want to know the details of that?

[CrackityJones75]

10. Right. It's novel to expect the media to do their jobs.

The media has turned everything into a discussion and debate on some of the dumbest things and generating huge revenue on it. Putting out information on boring details of a plan to better Americans lives doesn’t generate that same interest.

[Fullduplexxx]

15. What mass media? The mass media is run by the right and they dont want people to know what's in it

Just how much it costs

[Eyeball_Kid]

8. The "liberal" press was always focused on presidential power and the approval ratings.

Whatever was moving the needle was worthy of publishing. But the contents of BBB were the details that the press viewed as too boring for their customers to read or hear.

In other words, there is no "liberal press." It's as phony a frame as "MAGA."

[Raven123]

7. Maybe Joe should declare a national emergency and take a little defense funding

Divert it to the most emergent issue in BBB and take it to the people.

[Vinca]

9. Well, I'm sure Susan Collins is concerned, but unlikely she'd vote with Democrats. Maybe

they could lean on any retiring GOP senators who don't have to fear the wrath of the orange king.

[a kennedy]

11. Exactly.......

[Hortensis]

14. Anyone who imagined Democrats weren't constantly trying

in every (legal) way possible to woo even one Republican...didn't imagine. Seriously. That'd be like someone just assuming roofers don't nail shingles on because he didn't see any nails as he walked by.

There are people whose main job is to know and study the senators and their states for what they'll do and opportunities to affect their choices. They work for people whose job is to create and use every advantage.

[maxrandb]

17. If that would happen

Joe Biden would be the greatest president in my lifetime.

The message sent that "we can still govern", despite the absolute whackjobs the Retrumplican Party is presenting as "serious" leaders and politicians these days, would be earth shaking.

It might finally break that fever President Obama worked to break.

I am not holding my breath.