Of course that's what they're doing. Trump realized that, after throwing his bitch fit on Twitter, the failure to get a second stimulus done was certain to get laid at his feet. I don't think Mitch and the GOP senators had any intention of approving a stimulus bill in the $1.5B + range, especially without protection for his corporate overlords. Layer in the fact that it's become clear to Mitch that Trump is very like to lose in November, and I think that Mitch is now intent on laying the groundwork for a significant economic downturn following the election. I mean, what better way to get those swing voters back on the GOP side than having Biden take office and the stock market crash in the weeks / months after? Just watch - we're going to be hearing "look at how the Dems killed our economy" and "we have to get control of our national debt" for the next 4 years, and a good portion of the country will buy it.