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It's important to note that there is a ~0% chance that this will pass the Senate or that the current President would sign it. This is best discussed as politic
by harryh 7y ago
It's important to note that there is a ~0% chance that this will pass the Senate or that the current President would sign it.
This is best discussed as politics and not policy.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoCorrect. It will apply substantial political pressure on Mitch McConnell, as everyone who would see a benefit (anyone making under $15/hr) is unable to if he won't bring it up for a vote.
- marcusverus 7y agoIt will apply zero political pressure to Mitch McConnel. Even if Dems had the Senate, the would still face a presidential veto. This isn’t an issue of one man preventing a change. Dems only control 1 of the 3 institutions required to pass this law.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoHe’s running for re-election in 2020. Amy McGrath [1], the democratic challenger, is polling within two percentage points of him. There are more lower income voters than wealthy conservatives in Kentucky. Of course nothing will happen today, it’s for campaigning. [1] https://twitter.com/AmyMcGrathKY https://twitter.com/AmyMcGrathKY
- harryh 7y agoThat's much closer than I would have guessed. What poll is this?
- toomuchtodo 7y agoWas just referenced in a Ditch Mitch PAC marketing email that went out an hour ago. I've contacted their team to ask for a citation and will report back with it when I receive it. EDIT @ 1563753486: http://kentuckytoday.com/stories/mcgrath-comes-out-firing-in-battle-for-mcconnells-seat,20426 http://kentuckytoday.com/stories/mcgrath-comes-out-firing-in... “Change Research conducted a poll of 1,629 likely 2020 voters in Kentucky from June 15-16 and found that retired Marine Amy McGrath is already essentially tied with Senator Mitch McConnell in a hypothetical 2020 general election Senate matchup, despite half of Kentucky voters not even having an opinion of her yet. If the election were held today, 47% would vote for McConnell compared to 45% for McGrath, a deficit well within the margin of error. Ayoub added, “Senator McConnell is extremely unpopular in Kentucky, with 22% viewing him favorably and 61% viewing him unfavorably. Even among Republicans, roughly as many view him favorably (40%) as unfavorably (39%). This stands in stark contrast to other prominent Republicans like President Trump, who is overall well-liked in Kentucky (58% favorable, 40% unfavorable) and nearly universally beloved among Republicans (92% favorable, 4% unfavorable)."
- dragonwriter 7y agoAll politics serves a policy goal, and all policy exists in a political context. The two are inseperable. Moreover policy pursued for political ends becomes a policy goal simply by the action of the propaganda it initially serves; appeal to racism was about politics more than immediate policy when the Republicans adopted the Southern Strategy in ’68