WaPo Really Asking The Hard Questions
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Urgh. I'm going to have to defend McConnell.
To be fair to McConnell, what he gets up to after the mid-terms depends on what he gets in the mid-terms, does it not?
If it's a red wave that overwhelms the filibuster, the sky is the limit (although it's McConnell, I very much doubt you will see the US turned into an Ancap paradise by the time Biden's up for re-election). If he gets 52 seats, he's necessarily got to be more cautious, no?
Also who he gets. If I'm being charitable to McConnell, looking at who is elected and what platform they ran on should inform his legislative priorities, so they best reflect the ideals of the voters the members of his party represent. Uncharitably, from a practical perspective, there are certain issues that are divisive even within the Republican party, and if he gets a narrow majority he will have difficulty getting them passed (much as you said.)