Playbook: “For now, the GOP sweep in Virginia and Dems’ razor-thin victory in New Jersey seem to have done what months of negotiations on the Hill could not: force moderates and progressives into line on passing both bills.”
“There’s a sense among Dems that if they just stop the bickering and get something done, they might be able to reverse what looks to be a devastating trajectory for the party heading into the midterms. Underscoring this feeling, Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) retweeted moderate leader Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) saying that the message from the election was ‘loud and clear’: Democrats need to pass both bills ASAP. Not a pairing we see every day.”
New York Times: “Virtually all Democrats came away from the sweeping defeats in Virginia and a narrow escape for New Jersey’s Democratic governor, Philip D. Murphy, agreeing that the imperative now was to pass both bills as quickly as possible to prove their party could govern.”
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