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Interesting opinion article from the Washington Post
https://archive.is/mYFY8
or
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/04/biden-debt-limit-maga-republicans-2024/
Biden is operating from a largely unappreciated theory of MAGA, and in some ways, its working.
...Bidens theory of MAGA helps explain this outcome. Biden ran in 2020 on the idea that the country faced an existential threat from the far right, highlighting white supremacy, political violence and President Donald Trumps unprecedented attacks on democracy. This years reelection launch highlighted the assault on the Capitol and cast MAGA extremists as a threat to American freedom.
However, in promising to restore the soul of the nation in the face of this threat, Biden has continually distinguished between MAGA Republicans and more conventional ones. This approach has been criticized by those of us who see much of the GOP as extreme and dangerous after all, many elected Republicans helped whitewash Trumps insurrection and think Bidens characterization of non-MAGA Republicans plays down that broader threat.
But Bidens reading served him well in the debt limit standoff. Contrary to much criticism, Bidenworld believes that refusing to negotiate at the outset was key: It forced Republicans to offer their own budget, which created an opening to attack the savage spending cuts in it.
ProudMNDemocrat
(18,712 posts)Joe continues to run circles around the Congressional MAGATs and not even breaking a sweat.
Go Joe!
PortTack
(34,193 posts)He lets them twist themselves into a pretzel, then lowers the hammer! Wham..flying into a thousand little pieces
Cha
(303,934 posts)was saying, too. About the Debt Ceiling Negotiations.
When Biden Launched his Campaign Video on April 25, 2019.. I had such strong feelings.. that this was the guy who could do it~
NowISeetheLight
(3,991 posts)Recognizes there are "moderate Republicans". They may support fiscal restraint but also support social liberalism (like I used too). These voters are ripe to move to the Democrat given the radical right antics. I believe there are a lot more "moderates" out there in both parties. They are the real majority.