“But you know who knows that the public doesn’t really mean it when they say they want bipartisanship? Republicans.
“They have a keen understanding that for as much time as we in Washington spend debating process questions, the public largely tunes all those arguments out.
“Only the political junkies pay close attention to what happens as bills are written and debated, and the political junkies have their partisan affiliations fixed in place.
“What the rest of the public cares about is results. Is the pandemic over? Did the economy get better? Did I get health coverage? Did they fix the roads in my area?
“Do those things, and nobody will care whether it was bipartisan. It’s a lesson Democrats should keep in mind for the next couple of years.”
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