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You can't get buy in when a party with massive systemic advantage - and in particular, the ability to block any legislation via a combination of the filibuster and their Senate advantage - has decided their one and only policy position is "fuck you".
LBJ wasn't working against a modern Republican Party. The parties of the 1960s were divided as much internally as between one another, and in fact the Civil Rights Act was the catalyst that created the modern Republican Party in the first place (as, essentially, northern Republicans merged with Democrats and southern Democrats merged with Republicans). In fact, the Civil Rights Act had more support from Republicans than it did from Democrats at the time, since many of the southern Democrats who would ultimately form the core of the modern Republican Party were still Democrats at the time.
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I dunno, it seems like your ideal politician would be someone like... I dunno... Joe Biden? If that sounds wrong, I'm curious why? No politician is ever going to be perfectly tailored to your views, but in terms of what presidents actually do, he seems pretty in line with most of your bullet points. >

Haha, definitely not Joe Biden. I was/am actually a big Bernie guy. It was because I admired his honesty and he felt geniune and not a hypocrite unlike a lot of his competition
I only voted for Biden in the general because my state blocked the Green party from appearing on the ballot. I still feel like a hypocrite for voting for Biden in the general >

I guess I'd be interested in hearing you say more about this. You have this knee jerk "haha, definitely not Joe Biden" reaction, but why? If the sticking point is medicare for all, that's fine I guess, but can we agree that that's not happening right now no matter who the president is? He more or less checks your other left leaning boxes, and then is otherwise pretty moderate and chill. 
Maybe you just don't like Biden personally for whatever reason, but on a practical level, what is it that you actually want from a president that you're not getting from him? >

If he at least advocated for medicare-for-all rather than immediately promising to veto it, I'd be more receptive.
It also seems to me he doesn't want to do anything other than blame Manchinema or the Parliamentarian (who holds no power at all) for why he can't do anything.  
I just want him to fight for what's right rather than just what's politically convienent. Do I like that he did something about student loans? Yes I'll give that. It was obvious tho it was just to get votes for the midterms >


It also seems to me he doesn't want to do anything other than blame Manchinema or the Parliamentarian (who holds no power at all) for why he can't do anything. 

I mean...what is he gonna do, exactly? Those bills are passed through Congress.
Like, Biden's too milquetoast for me, too, and he's obviously playing games with shit like debt relief, but Democrats really are incredibly fucked by the makeup of the Senate. The fact that they hold 51 Senate seats is a miracle, and it's likely that, if nothing changes, they will not control the Senate for a long time after the 2024 election. >


if nothing changes, they will not control the Senate for a long time after the 2024 election.

That's precisely one thing I dislike about Biden. An effective leader gets those to buy in and effect change. LBJ did that. He was a flawed president, but rallied enough support to help get civil rights passed. 
It's a miracle that they held on in the senate in 2022 (Go Fetterman!)  yes but if Biden does nothing but accept defeat and put his feet up then yes, 2024 will be a bloodbath