Reply #8: The only scenario that makes any sense; is that

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these are not concessions. They are the desired outcomes; and if the foil, (the blue dogs and hard right) do not push hard enough so that he can still wear the kabuki costume of a democrat, he just hands over more anyway to get the desired hard right outcome the cleptocracy mandates, while telling us the opposition is just to intransigent and that he did the best he could.

Meanwhile: Back in electioneering mode, he is saying things that make sense again; to get elected, just like he did before. Fool me once blah blah.