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@benjohn @mcc
One of many compelling points in that series was that earmarks, what Reagan derided as “pork barrel politics,” were a huge part of why that approach used to work. Maybe you have some big idea that not everyone cares about, but you can build support by bundling it with small things that are important to just a few holdouts. Legislative bundling acknowledges that people want many very different things, but we’re in it together.