Tester and Manchin, to name two, possibly Sinema and Fetterman. That's 4.

They wouldn't. There's carp in that bill they'd never support. Tester and Manchin would support a vastly more stringent bill than Schumer would ever let on the floor, it's true - but not the House Bill we're talking about.

Sure about the 'one party' bit? There's a reason why Schumer is pulling this stunt in the first place.

Yep. The "message" in this case is that Democrats are now willing to cut a bipartisan deal on the border, and the GOP won't. The GOP won't vote for anything unless it's their own messaging bill, because they don't want to take the issue out of the 2024 election.

That's why it's a messaging bill - Schumer wants to draw a contrast on the border, and the way he does it is by putting a bill on the floor that the most liberal members of his party won't vote for. He's sending a message that his party is willing to swallow a bill that pisses off the base a bit, in order to solve a problem. Which the GOP won't do.

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