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Hey, what's up Playbooker Zumoko Molovalin? It's Thursday. Here's a question for you.

If you're a vulnerable Democrat in a swing district, what exactly do you do?

It's your Politico Playbook daily briefing.

With Morale Day recess around the corner, and much of President Joe Biden's agenda still stuck on Capitol Hill,

a sense of helplessness has settled in among some Democrats.

The closer they inch toward Election Day, the more unlikely they are to notch any additional legislative victories.

And yet, voters are angry and demand action now.

Just look at this quote from number two Senate Democrat Dick Durbin

in a story from Politico's Burgess Everett up this morning

on the ongoing reconciliation talks between Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Joe Manchin.

Quote, I put so much time into immigration on reconciliation.

It took a year of my legislative life.

I have nothing to show for it.

He continued, I wish Chuck Well on reconciliation.

I'm going to focus my legislative efforts in the 60-vote world.

So here's the thing.

What's a vulnerable Democrat to do?

Dems and swing districts have been asking this very question for months now.

Here are a few strategies House Democrats seem to be employing to protect themselves politically.

One, pass everything even if it's doomed. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has started employing a spaghetti

at the wall strategy. Pass everything, even if it won't go anywhere in the Senate and return

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