Why Won’t Democrats Take Joe Manchin at His Word?
For a year, Manchin has been making his position on his fellow Democrats’ grand policy ambitions clear. They have yet to get the message.
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Why Pro-abortion Groups Flipped on the Filibuster
They’re making a risky bet on the federalization of abortion policy.
How to Lose a Paper-Thin Majority
This week’s Biden press conference was no course correction, yet poll after poll points to a course that needs correcting.
Two Senate Seats Shy of Radicalism
By forcing a vote on the nuclear option, Schumer makes it clear that Democrats are two seats away from implementing a radical agenda on many issues.
Senate Dems Fail to Pass ‘Voting Rights’ Legislation, Filibuster Change
Senators Manchin and Sinema denied Schumer the majority he needed.
Schumer Proposes Talking Filibuster in Attempt to Introduce Voting Bills
A rules change would require the support of all 50 Senate Democrats, and Manchin told reporters on Tuesday that he does not support the change.
An Election Model That Bears Grim News for Senate Democrats
Sean Trende takes a first look at how Joe Biden’s grisly approval rating bodes for Senate Democrats.
Manchin Issues Yet Another Lengthy Defense of the Filibuster
‘The role of the minority is what ensures the policies of our nation have input from all corners of the country.’
Manchin Again States He Will Not Vote to ‘Eliminate or Weaken’ the Filibuster
President Biden and other Democrats have called to suspend the filibuster.
On the ‘Disease of Division’ and Democratic Stability
Detonating the nuclear option to overturn regular order in the Senate endangers the protections for senators and would feed into the dynamic of polarization.