Oct. 28. 2021: A worst-case scenario for Biden

Published: Oct. 28, 2021, 10:08 a.m.

A senior White House official recently described the reconciliation negotiations as a \u201cnine-way teeter-totter.\u201d Wednesday was a good example.\nEver since Sen. Kyrsten Sinema nixed the party\u2019s plan to raise corporate, capital gains and individual tax rates to pay for the bulk of the reconciliation bill, Democrats have been struggling to re-balance the revenue plank.\nAnd, House Majority Whip James Clyburn had this to say speaking to the Jewish Federation of Charleston on Wednesday night: \u201cI\u2019m not too sure that Democrats have yet developed the will to win in 2022.\u201d\xa0\nRaghu Manavalan is the host of POLITICO's Playbook.Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio.\xa0Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.