Democrats face painful reality as priorities stumble

Posted on AllSides December 17th, 2021
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Senate Democrats are stumbling into the end of their first year in the majority, with two of their biggest priorities — President Biden’s spending bill and voting rights — stuck in limbo. 

Democrats entered the year facing sky-high expectations about what they could accomplish, with their base pushing a lengthy to-do list after the Trump years. Instead, Democrats are on the precipice of wrapping up for the year facing the painful reality of the limits of a one-vote majority. 

The setbacks fueled angst within the caucus and are poised to send...

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