Right, that’s a good point. I was imagining that EAs being a simple majority of Congress is just obviously an unrealistic pipe dream, but people who are optimistic about that should factor that in into their calculations.
My sense is that there are also sharp non-linearities even at small numbers. What I was told is: “In the house especially, you need to act in groups. The average member of the house has ~zero control over policy. They might get some oversight responsibilities via their committees… but five backbenchers may be able to extract a promise or two from leadership whereas one would simply lack the clout.”
Right, that’s a good point. I was imagining that EAs being a simple majority of Congress is just obviously an unrealistic pipe dream, but people who are optimistic about that should factor that in into their calculations.
My sense is that there are also sharp non-linearities even at small numbers. What I was told is: “In the house especially, you need to act in groups. The average member of the house has ~zero control over policy. They might get some oversight responsibilities via their committees… but five backbenchers may be able to extract a promise or two from leadership whereas one would simply lack the clout.”