The prospect of needing so many votes from within the party has begun to color Biden’s negotiating strategy.The prospect of needing so many votes from within the party has begun to color Biden’s negotiating strategy.
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The prospect of needing so many votes from within the party has begun to color Biden’s negotiating strategy.
Rank-and-file Democrats acknowledge that they will be under enormous political pressure to support any debt-ceiling deal backed by President Joe Biden, lest they leave the economy and the president of their own party out to dry. | Patrick Semansky/AP Photo
By Adam Cancryn and Jennifer Haberkorn
05/24/2023 04:30 AM EDT
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White House aides privately estimate they may need to deliver as many as 100 Democratic votes to ensure an eventual debt limit deal can pass the narrowly divided House, two people familiar with the matter told POLITICO.
