[Ryche]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Things can change, but it certainly seems like the Dems misplayed the politics of the debt ceiling.

At this point, the GOP was supposed to be running around like headless chickens, and they would come, exhausted and defeated, to Biden to ask for his conditions.

That's not happening. The GOP is united, and Biden is the one who seems to have no wiggle room.

The Dems have gotten better at politics since 2016, but I would not go as far as to say that they are good at it.

They had the chance to eliminate the debt ceiling when they controlled Congress, and they did not--figuring that a ceiling fight would help them politically. That seemed risky and stupid at the time. And I think that reality is showing that to be the case.

"I could take the bullet out of my opponent's gun. But I won't because people will think badly about him when he shoots me" is kind of stupid, IMO.

I'm pretty sure Manchin and Sinema never would have allowed the elimination of the debt ceiling.