Democrats face painful reality as priorities stumble
Posted on AllSides December 17th, 2021
From The Center
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...