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[–] htrayl@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The number of times I've seen people complain about Biden not doing anything about student loans begs to differ. Republicans drag their feet or block, and democrats suffer for not doing enough.

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

While I understand your frustration and see that trend on a lot of topics with Republicans obstructing and Democrats taking the heat and I am sure there's a lot of rhetoric among loudmouths about this, surveys suggest most people know who to blame.

[–] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

... and those people either don't vote, or are probably already democrats in voting practice.

The Republicans can't be reached at this point. They have decided winning is more important than being correct.

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Exactly. Frankly, Democrats no longer need to cater to Republicans at all in order to win. They just need to inspire their own base, which if that excitement and energy is strong enough will sway some enlightened centrists over.