“The anger and frustration has lasted,” said one Senate Democratic aide. But if the bank bill fight is any indication, they’re still figuring out a new way of doing business. When Nevada’s Harry Reid was the Democratic leader in the Senate, bank deregulation bills didn’t get a floor vote. “She didn’t need to create all these enemies to reinforce her brand as a warrior against Wall Street,” one Senate Democratic aide said. Multiple Democratic Senate staffers told HuffPost that once she started speaking out about the bank bill, there was just no way for its supporters to overcome her framing.

Source: Huffington Post June 07, 2018 18:33 UTC