I feel compelled (always a bad sign) to add that bullet points are NOT talking points. Talking points are emotionally charged, content-free statements that are repeated ad nauseam for the purpose of cutting off discussion. Bullet points are highly condensed statements of fact, logical relationships, etc., that lay out the essential bare bones of an argument for the purpose of facilitating discussion.
Not sure "a lot of Democrats" in bullet point #1 is an accurate depiction. Most Democrats are comfortable with the Laken Riley and see Marco Rubio as qualified for SoS. Election was an ass-kicking. Regroup and get started on a more centrist campaign in 2026.
"My guess is that will only be enough to save the filibuster if Republicans find it isn’t really stopping their priorities from becoming law."
But isn't it possible that the GOP will save the filibuster to save them from voting no on truly terrible Trump proposals. It seems that it would be handy to be able to blame democrats for Trump failing to get some of his policies enacted, rather than have to vote against them and risk the wrath of primary voters.
Yes. That definitely could be the case with the abortion bill Wednesday. That, along with the leverage it gives to individual Senators are the reasons they don't just scrap it to begin with. But my guess is that what overwhelms that at some point is inability to pass something they actually consider important (and otherwise have the votes for). It's possible that with the tiny House margin that won't happen in this Congress -- they're really just around the minimum Senate margin to make it likely.
The style works just fine ... but then I've spent going-on 50 years writing for decision makers.
I feel compelled (always a bad sign) to add that bullet points are NOT talking points. Talking points are emotionally charged, content-free statements that are repeated ad nauseam for the purpose of cutting off discussion. Bullet points are highly condensed statements of fact, logical relationships, etc., that lay out the essential bare bones of an argument for the purpose of facilitating discussion.
Not sure "a lot of Democrats" in bullet point #1 is an accurate depiction. Most Democrats are comfortable with the Laken Riley and see Marco Rubio as qualified for SoS. Election was an ass-kicking. Regroup and get started on a more centrist campaign in 2026.
You state:
"My guess is that will only be enough to save the filibuster if Republicans find it isn’t really stopping their priorities from becoming law."
But isn't it possible that the GOP will save the filibuster to save them from voting no on truly terrible Trump proposals. It seems that it would be handy to be able to blame democrats for Trump failing to get some of his policies enacted, rather than have to vote against them and risk the wrath of primary voters.
Yes. That definitely could be the case with the abortion bill Wednesday. That, along with the leverage it gives to individual Senators are the reasons they don't just scrap it to begin with. But my guess is that what overwhelms that at some point is inability to pass something they actually consider important (and otherwise have the votes for). It's possible that with the tiny House margin that won't happen in this Congress -- they're really just around the minimum Senate margin to make it likely.