Why Senate Democrats Folded

Dan Pfeiffer: “No plan, no strategy, and no attempt to communicate honestly and forthrightly with the base. At no point did we know what Dems were fighting for or what victory would look like. Schumer and some Senate Democrats wanted to be seen as ‘fighting’ up until the moment the fight was set to start.”

“Everyone hoped that Johnson would fail to get the votes in the House, which would force them into negotiations with Democrats. But that didn’t happen; and there was seemingly no plan for what Senate Democrats would do if Johnson did get the votes.”