White House puts BBB on the backburner, progressives predict disaster

There’s a dawning realization among Democrats that the constant infighting between progressives and moderates isn’t doing them any favors with voters. In an effort to forge some kind of unity, Dems spent the end of the week at a retreat in Philadelphia trying to come up with an approach that both sides could agree on.Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, chair of the DCCC, said the key was for Democrats to talk like real people and not “sound like a jerk.” That was a not-so-veiled request for progressives to stow their far left agenda between now and November. If there’s one thing Dems have learned it’s that defund the police is a losing message.
On the other hand, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, thinks the party desperately needs to show voters they can get something done. She wants to bring back elements of the BBB even if they don’t call it that anym …

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