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Are you confusing the words "majority" and "supermajority"? Because Democrats did have a solid majority for four years. Democrats had a supermajority for a few months.

I'm really sick of this lecture as if I don't understand that. I'm a human being who lives in reality I'm very familiar with not getting everything I want. I don't buy a car for $20,000 and then complain it doesn't have the quality of a $300,000 car. I will complain when the $20,000 car doesn't deliver what I expect for a $20,000 car. This is no different. Democrats held a majority in congress for four years. What they delivered with that kind of opportunity was inexcusably insufficient.

Called on congress to block the rail strike: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/biden-calls-on-congress-to-block-potential-railroad-strike
Walks back his own campaign promise for $50k forgiveness: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/539139-biden-balks-at-50k-student-loan-forgiveness-plan/
Goes around congress to sell weapons to Israel: https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/29/politics/biden-congress-israel-military-aid/index.html
Forced federal workers back to office: https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/13/politics/in-person-work-biden-administration/index.html
Increased the defense budget: https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/28/politics/defense-budget-biden-administration/index.html

Just some more examples of Biden's inexcusable behavior over his term.

Lots of stuff can come out from today until then to change a voter’s mind.

Yes lots of stuff could but we all know Biden won't do those things. He's demonstrated zero regard for the opinions of people who helped him get elected in the 2020 general.

Here's some other things Biden did to fuck over the progressive and leftist voters who helped him win the 2020 general election:

Called on congress to block the rail strike: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/biden-calls-on-congress-to-block-potential-railroad-strike
Walks back his own campaign promise for $50k forgiveness: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/539139-biden-balks-at-50k-student-loan-forgiveness-plan/
Goes around congress to sell weapons to Israel: https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/29/politics/biden-congress-israel-military-aid/index.html
Forced federal workers back to office: https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/13/politics/in-person-work-biden-administration/index.html
Increased the defense budget: https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/28/politics/defense-budget-biden-administration/index.html

I’m not excited about Biden but the choice seems to be pretty straightforward and I’ll be SURE to get to the polls.

I will be getting to the polls as well but it won't be to reward Moderates for picking a shit candidate and threatening not to back him every time there's an opportunity for him to compromise with leftists and progressives.

Democrats could have used the reconciliation bill in order to pass the BBB but they didn't.

Tells me all I need to know about establishment Democrats: they're not on my side.

Once we get a solid Dem majority

We had that in 2008 for four years. Turns out they can't do much at all.

You know at some point you're going to have to consider it's the moral obligation of Biden and the people supporting him sending weapons to Israel to change.

And if that's not sufficient evidence to believe either our Democracy is completely broken or Democrats are corrupt or incompetent then you must be someone who's continuing to benefit from all of this while quality of life deteriorates for the rest of us.

I don't need a lecture about what's at stake. I'm perfectly aware what's at stake. It's moderates who either aren't aware or simply don't care.

I did acknowledge yours. A president will never make 100% of the people happy 100% of the time. If you’re going to hold your breath for the perfect president, you’re going to suffocate pretty quickly.

That is not my perspective or my experience. Try again.

Democrats had a majority in the Senate and the house for four years. If you're acknowledging that establishment Democrats are corrupt pieces of shit then I agree with you but it seems like you're trying to avoid acknowledging that fact.

What's your narrative? Democrats had control of both the Senate and the house with a Democrat president for years and somehow it's still Republicans fault they did basically fuck all with it?

Doesn't change the fact. Democrats had control of both the Senate and the house. They squandered it.

Fine. Then I refuse to vote for an incompetent candidate.

Glad to hear things are "good" for you. They're not for me so I won't be voting to prop up your experience when you don't event have the decency to acknowledge mine.

You didn't address my point at all.