During Trump's presidency, Republicans helped raise the debt limit three times. Democrats, take note.
If the midterm election results made one thing clear, it's that voters are tired of Donald Trump's brand of chaotic governing. Now that Democrats have held on to their Senate majority, there should be no doubt as to where their attention should be focused, according to James Downie: Raising the debt ceiling. It is possibly the single most important action on Democrats' to-do list if they wish to support vital programs like Social Security and Medicaid, Downie argues — yet it's unclear how high up on their list of priorities it is. "The Democrats dragging their feet should take another look at Tuesday's results," writes Downie. "Across the country, voters rejected Republicans, who ran most openly on subverting the country's democratic norms and returning the nation to the instability of the Trump years." And raising the debt ceiling will make the difference in whether Democrats deliver on their election promises. Read James Downie's full analysis in your Monday MSNBC Daily.
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The seventh episode of "Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra" is available now. In the latest episode, the largest mass sedition trial in American history churns on. But before a verdict can be reached, one final twist calls into question whether the Justice Department will see the case to the end, or cut bait entirely. Listen now. |
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