It’s obvious but bears stating anyway: The only reason Pelosi thinks she can get away with trying to get a Democratic policy wish-list passed at a moment of dire economic emergency is because she trusts that the media will run interference for her and her party.
As I write this at 6 p.m. ET, this is the headline for today’s lead editorial at the New York Times:
"The Coronavirus Bailout Stalled. And It's Mitch McConnell's Fault."
I don’t know what Pelosi’s endgame is here. Obviously she’ll have to back off her demands; Republicans aren’t going to enact the Democratic agenda just because they need House votes to get money flowing to laid off people.
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