Something's amiss ...

Cristina Daura

Between the train wreck known as Krysten Sinema and the corrupt coal baron Joe Manchin, the fate of Biden's initiative to save this country is in trouble. From climate change to inequality, America is splintering while politicians line their pockets from the real owners of the country with nary a regard for the country itself. To add insult to injury, constituents consistently vote against their self interests thanks, in part, to the news fed to them every day articulating fear and an us against them mentality, something seen in England when Boris and company persuaded the country to leave the European union due to sovereign and prejudice issues, which now negatively impacts Britain in ways boggling the mind.

Now, consider the fact the Dems are also in trouble thanks to the red states, under the auspices of conservative operatives, gaining the vote and gerrymandering districts at unprecedented levels while making sure the electoral college stays in place to give these states overiding  power to elect presidents who lost the popular vote while winning the electoral. (W & Trump anyone?) Something's amiss and frightening in the land of the brave and home of the free. The only bright side to this is the fact the US demographic is changing with a majority of the populace becoming more liberal and  diverse, conditions not favorable to the radical republican party of 2021.

President Biden’s agenda is in peril. Democrats hold a bare 50 seats in the Senate, which gives any member of their caucus the power to block anything he or she chooses, at least in the absence of Republican support. And Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema are wielding that leverage ruthlessly.

But here’s the truly frightening thought for frustrated Democrats: This might be the high-water mark of power they’ll have for the next decade.

Democrats are on the precipice of an era without any hope of a governing majority. The coming year, while they still control the House, the Senate and the White House, is their last, best chance to alter course. To pass a package of democracy reforms that makes voting fairer and easier. To offer statehood to Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. To overhaul how the party talks and acts and thinks to win back the working-class voters — white and nonwhite — who have left them behind the electoral eight ball. If they fail, they will not get another chance. Not anytime soon.

Hope the hell David Shor's wrong on his prediction but one never knows, do one?