There seem to be cracks emerging here between the progressive and moderate wing of the Democrats here, especially concerning extending increased unemployment benefits and the $15 minimum wage. And now we are in a “vote-a-Rama” phase that will highlight some of the items many would prefer passed unnoticed, such as pension bailouts, money for more paid time off for federal employees, etc.
Will we see more of this when we get to the “election reform” package in the pipeline? There doesn’t seem to be much sentiment for compromise within the party, much less for the sort of bipartisan stuff people like Romney and Cotton are proposing.