Democrats may go for broke this fall with their massive spending package. Will voters reward them?

Republicans will excoriate them, for sure. But if things turn out the way Democrats want, they will have made law and entrenched their policies for years to come.

"They’re trying to thread the needle here with a massive transformation of our country into what Bernie Sanders believes America ought to look like," McConnell said, referencing the senator from Vermont. "Today’s national Democratic party is a bunch of socialists and this $3.5 trillion bill is their signature event."  It is one thing for a group of Republicans to support the infrastructure bill. That is likely good politics back home – depending on the member. It’s likely really good politics for Republicans – across the board – to oppose the Democrats’ "stuff." The GOP can portray it as "stuff" – a hodge-podge of ill-defined social spending – and curate a message that Democrats are just for big government. Republicans will then use the "stuff" against Democrats in the midterm elections. Republicans know what they’re doing on this front. But Democrats know what they’re doing, too.