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Because you now did it to yourself.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

not good enough

That's the way it's interpreted when we say <policy that was compromised until the base doesn't care and republicans still oppose it> is a bad policy.

There is no median voter who wants means-tested tax-breaks for new families, but would oppose checks for new families.

When we say "not good enough", we're saying it's a stupid way of spending political capital that doesn't actually gain you any votes.