Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Today is the day the GOP releases the hostage

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The Democrats (mostly) won the debt ceiling fight

Democratic politicians generally avoided spiking the football — the White House soberly described the deal as “an important step forward that reduces spending while protecting critical programs for working people.” But reviews from pundits were more blunt. As Dan Pfeiffer of Pod Save America put it: "The devil is very much in the details, but it seems like President Biden and his team outplayed McCarthy."

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You’d think there’d be a little bit of reflection on the implications of the GOP mythology that Joe Biden manages to keep beating them despite being a drooling dementia-riddled stooge but there doesn’t seem to be. https://t.co/FyFjtcjd5Y

— Tim Miller (@Timodc) May 30, 2023
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