Democrats' struggles to stay united are just beginning on Covid relief and Cabinet watch
CNN
In the last several days, we've seen the earliest signs of Democratic divisions popping up.
In a normal Senate where there were a few votes to spare, one member wouldn't have so much power. But, if you have watched closely, you've seen the wave that a single senator's comments can bring when they talk about what they can support in a bill or in a nominee. Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona has done this on the minimum wage. Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, has almost single handedly sunk a Biden nominee with a statement. That's going to be the emerging story of the next two years. The Biden administration and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have their work cut out for them when it comes to advancing their agenda and that's not because they are bad at whipping votes or laying out a policy vision. It's because the numbers aren't flexible here.
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