I don't think that half of the Democratic base is gonna blame him and be upset with him If he doesn't cut spending as a result of this. So I think that the pressure is largely from the left Well, so you think he's more liable to side with the left on issues like this? Because to me it seems like actually Biden is more liable to say okay we will agree to some spending cuts. We will agree to even perhaps some work requirements. That's where it's headed which means that he is just going to sort of be at conflict with the left flank if things end up.
The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast gets ready for a big week in politics. South Carolina Senator Tim Scott officially kicked off his presidential campaign in North Charleston Monday morning. We also expect the long-teased Ron DeSantis presidential campaign to become a reality this week. And, according to the Treasury Department we are just a week or so away from a possible default on the nation’s debt. National politics reporter at the AP Meg Kinnard and Data Columnist at the Washington Post join the crew to weigh in.
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