How many progressives play hardball? Progressives have long claimed they have the numbers to tank legislation they think is too accommodating to centrists. Here’s what we’re watching as Pelosi’s whipping operation gets underway for what promises to be a close vote. Toplines … CrosstabsĬAN THE HOUSE GET TO 218 ON BIF? That’s the big question on Capitol Hill after Speaker NANCY PELOSI made clear Tuesday her team would not delay a Monday vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, aka BIF. One note of caution: The crisis point is still weeks away, and the blame game has hardly begun. Asked which party they would blame more, 33% said Democrats, 42% said both parties, and only 16% said Republicans. The finding comes as Senate Minority Leader MITCH MCCONNELL is rallying his members to oppose raising the borrowing cap. GOOD NEWS FOR MCCONNELL: The latest weekly POLITICO/Morning Consult poll is out this morning and finds that more voters would blame Democrats than Republicans if the U.S. Can Speaker Nancy Pelosi get the House to 218 votes on the bipartisan infrastructure bill? | Drew Angerer/Getty Images DRIVING THE DAY
