I'm cynical about politics--it's generally the most correct way to understand the behavior of various actors. But I don't think that's the case here, and my cou

I'm cynical about politics--it's generally the most correct way to understand the behavior of various actors. But I don't think that's the case here, and my counterexample is student loan forgiveness. Biden's philosophically opposed to blanket forgiveness, even though it would almost certainly cement Democratic Party dominance among millennials and thus the country for the foreseeable future. He just won't do it, because he thinks it's unfair. That's a sincere and principled choice, whether you agree with it or not, despite the clear political gains.