It’s because money is the scorecard in their game, and they want to win at any cost. We should have made their scorecard bagels or something.

No, don’t do that. Don’t assume stupidity; it’s how they keep getting away with this. Dem leadership is determined to be a party of controlled opposition. There’s quite credible reporting that Shumer, despite voting ‘no’, coordinated all the ‘yes’ votes in a meeting beforehand. All this was nothing but theater for the masses.