
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If you analyze the November 2<sup>nd</sup> off-year election properly, you will understand that the failure to enact Biden’s big bills was not the reason for the disaster that struck the Democratic Party – and especially the left-wing.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If that were the case, moderate Democrats like Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema would not be feeling empowered to hold their ground. ; And the moderates in the House &#8212; who won office in swing or even Republican districts – would not be so afraid of losing their seats.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Amazingly, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is doubling down – caving to the hard corps in her Democrat Caucus. ; She is adding back some of the provisions that had ben taken out because of the stances of Manchin and Sinema. ; By putting the provisions back into the legislation that Manchin and/or Sinema have already opposed, Pelosi will prolong the process.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">She is literally demanding obedience to her iron will even if it means throwing their re-election hopes out the window of some of her members out the window. ; Pelosi wants a win now and damn the next Congress because it is increasingly likely that she will not run again.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Recognizing that moderate opposition has strengthened, Progressives are pulling out all stops to enact the most socialistic legislation in American history as soon as possible. ; Controversial legislation tends to lose power as more time goes by. ; We have seen that in this case. ; The once all-powerful Pelosi has had to repeatedly call off planned votes on the legislation. ; ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Her plan now seems to be to send a bill to the Senate that will be unacceptable to 52 senators – more unacceptable today than it was just a few days earlier. ; And more unacceptable since Pelosi caved to the most extreme members of her Caucus.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Whatever passes the House will be subjected to weeks, if not months, of negotiation in the Senate. ; It is more likely that the Senate will send back to the House an amended version of the Pelosi bill. ; That means more debates between Progressives and moderate Democrats.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">As we get into 2022 – and closer to the election – the pressure on moderate Democrats to water down the Biden legislation can only increase. ; Unless the Progressives pass the bipartisan Infrastructure Bill alone, it is very possible that Biden’s legislative achievements will be over.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">So, there ‘tis.</p>

Will election results trim down Biden’s big bills
