Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar 11/8/21: Infrastructure Bill, Vax Mandate, Workers, CNN, Astroworld, Carlyle Group, Gas Prices, Elections, and More!
Nov 8, 2021
Kyle Kondik, managing editor at Sabato's Crystal Ball and author of "The Long Red Thread," joins the conversation to dive into the implications of the recent infrastructure bill. They discuss the court's halt of Biden's vaccine mandate and worker strikes reshaping the labor landscape. The tragic Astroworld incident is dissected, along with the corporate influence on political narratives. Kondik analyzes the shifting electoral results in Virginia and New Jersey, reflecting Republican gains and emerging voter dynamics as the midterms approach.
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Progressives Lose Leverage
- The infrastructure bill's passage leaves the Build Back Better plan's future uncertain.
- Progressives lost leverage after the infrastructure bill passed without guaranteeing the Build Back Better plan.
CBO Score Uncertainty
- The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has no guarantee to score the Build Back Better plan as deficit-neutral.
- This gives moderates an out to vote against it, as happened with the Trump tax cuts.
Squad's Missed Opportunity
- The squad could have killed the infrastructure bill but chose not to.
- Their protest vote suggests a lack of true power or willingness to use it.
