I agree that the process of shoehorning everything into one big bill is crazy, but it wouldn’t be as big of an issue without the filibuster. Then it would be possible to pass non-budget bills with a simple majority (50 votes) instead of needing a supermajority (60 votes) for everything.

And Quaker Oats has a bit of a spotty history too… https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/spoonful-sugar-helps-radioactive-oatmeal-go-down-180962424/

They also already did it in Wisconsin in 2018: https://www.axios.com/2018/12/05/wisconsin-republicans-strip-governor-tony-evers-powers

In the Republic, it basically goes: aristocracy (of philosophers) -> aristocracy (of warriors) -> oligarchy -> democracy -> tyranny

In my Kroger store there’s just one aisle with a big tv to remind you that you’re on camera… The aisle with diapers and baby food.

Just guessing but:

1. He’s gay and that might turn off some swing voters especially people who are already hesitant about having a black woman at the top of the ticket
2. He’s never won any election beyond a municipal one, so he may be seen as electorally untested.
3. His resume is a bit thin with just his time as a mayor of a small town and time as the transportation secretary.