Astute observations! Everyone, dems included, are going to be pissed just knowing that it's on the horizon that their checks are going to go back down and he can use that by simply promising to extend the tax cut permanently if the people will reelect him and give him a republican house and senate. AT THE SAME TIME, he is saying that these cuts are for coronavirus relief so, he is, in effect, threatening the dems to cut off their funding if they don't stop falsely hyping the coronavirus hoax to try to plunge the economy and stop Trump rallies. So, now he's got them by the balls. They can give up their short term weapon and let him skate back into office or they can keep it and lose their long term weapon - excessive taxation - while he still skates back into office. This was an absolute master stroke. He is so good at creating situations where his only options are winning options. I think it's probably a kill shot whether it goes through or not.