Progressive California Rep. Ro Khanna argued against centrist Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz's statement that Democrats should not try to pass ambitious bills that President Donald Trump wouldn't sign if they win the midterms.
You’ve never played chess, and it shows. You don’t understand tempo.
If you’re not putting your opponent on the defensive, your opponent is going to put you on the defensive.
By passing a progressive agenda in Congress, they force his hand. He vetos everything, because that’s what he does, and it shows his ass to swing-voters.
If Dems do nothing with a congressional majority because “it would just get vetoed,” then they’re letting him force their hands. They’d do nothing all session, which would show their ass to swing-voters.
If you don’t understand how that matters, then you don’t understand politics. Or you’re just a troll.
Either way, you’re fighting a losing battle here so just stop.
You’ve never played chess, and it shows. You don’t understand tempo.
If you’re not putting your opponent on the defensive, your opponent is going to put you on the defensive.
By passing a progressive agenda in Congress, they force his hand. He vetos everything, because that’s what he does, and it shows his ass to swing-voters.
If Dems do nothing with a congressional majority because “it would just get vetoed,” then they’re letting him force their hands. They’d do nothing all session, which would show their ass to swing-voters.
If you don’t understand how that matters, then you don’t understand politics. Or you’re just a troll.
Either way, you’re fighting a losing battle here so just stop.