Devils advocate. Had they actually voted for the bill, then the political ads would have been "LOOK AT THIS CRAZY PERSON WHO VOTED TO RAISE YOUR TAXES, TAKE AWAY YOUR COAL, AND MAKE ALL THE UNBORN BABBIES COLD BY REMOVING THIS WONDERFUL WARM WEATHER!"
I am surprised AOC and those who co-sponsored the bill (
it says on behalf of, not sure if that wording is the same thing as a co-sponsor) didn't see this as a possible outcome.
I disagree. Both sides are playing games. The dems put up a bill to get people talking that they knew didn't have the votes. The republicans, decided to do something they rarely do and actually take up legislation that isn't about spending money, hurting brown people, or blowing stuff up, and called their bluff. Say what you want, a bill never becomes law without a vote. If you put a bill up, you should kind of expect that it might get a vote. I know McConnell wasn't voting on the bill that AOC put up, but to say the Dems weren't doing any gamesmanship by putting up a bill that they never expected to vote on, is a bit much.