And how many Republican senators supported it?
And sure, neoliberalism can be laid somewhat at the feet of Bill Clinton (approx 30 years ago) but as I recall most of the opposition to financial deregulation came from Democrats. My recollection is a little more fuzzy on global trade agreements, but I suspect more support from Republicans.
In other words, why do Democrats get most of the blame for a pendulum shift which began in earnest during the two terms of Ronald Reagan?
Of course, that's no excuse for Democrats going along with it. However, I don't think that accurately characterizes BBB and the policies articulated by Kamala Harris -- especially compared to the "Ersatz capitalism" of her opponent.
And sure, the Harris campaign could have been run better -- but there were severe handicaps from the start, beginning with Democratic disarry after Biden's disastrous debate. Couple that with the fact that Kamala Harris was unpopular nationally as VP; did not earn the presidential nomination by winning a primary battle; and had just over 3 months to change perceptions -- I don't think messaging, policy proposals, or accurate blame for the effects of neoliberalism decided the outcome. Racism and misogyny were factors, though perhaps not decisive.
By all means, the Democratic Party needs an honest and accurate post-mortem followed by coherent and coordinated plans moving forward.
But IMO the biggest obstacle to overcome is the overwhelmig stream of disinformation which convinced a slim majority of the electorate to vote for a convicted felon and pathological liar who incited a violent assault on our nation's Capitol.
To any reasonably well informed citizen of normal intelligence, Donald Trump is egregiously unfit both mentally and morally for any elective office, let alone president of the United States. It should also be obvios that what he has promised will hurt the pocketbooks of the people who voted for him -- as well as posing a grave threat to our Constitutional rule of law.
God help us if a majority of his voters understood all that, yet chose economic calamity and authoritarianism anyway. For we are doomed, no matter what the Democratic Party does.
Or maybe they were conned into believing a gish gallop of lies and false narratives. In other words, mostly clueless.
In that case, they are in store for a world of hurt they didn't expect -- and therein lies an opportunity for the Democratic Party to ride to the rescue.
We better be pepared, or this may be our last chance.
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