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Election wise, I don't think all of this posturing means much if anything come Nov 2022. It may for the present and the next few weeks. But not for the midterms in Nov 2022. Too far away, Americans have extremely short memories. For the short term, Biden needs the infrastructure bill much more than getting the budget through which congress has until 30 Sep 2021 to pass it. Election wise, I see no repercussions for the democrats in this fight as the midterms are far away.

Now independents, which decide elections don't like congress, either party in congress, period. Only 10% of independents approve of the job congress is doing, 66% disapprove with the rest are in either the neither approve or disapprove or don't know columns. Although approval/disapproval includes both major parties in congress, it is the Democrats in charge or control of congress and hence chances are independent voters will more likely take their disapproval out on the Democrats than the Republicans.

History shows only twice has the party who held the presidency gained seats in the house during the first midterm election. FDR and the Democrats in 1934 and G.W. Bush and the Republicans in 2002.

Regardless of the above, I think Biden and the democrats in congress, for the present need to pass the infrastructure bill much more than the budget. The infrastructure bill has been touted as bipartisan all over the news. Independents like it. It shows how they want the two parties to work together and compromise. That is how they think congress should operate. Compromise, come together to get things accomplished. Not to go off on one's own, stand on principle if you will. Democrats torpedoing the infrastructure bill could have dire consequences. No big thing as far as independents are concerned on the budget bill. This is just my opinion on what the numbers show.