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on the first point, 60 votes for legislation is an almost impossible threshold to meet in this age of partisanship. when there is little chance a bill will pass, there’s no reason for a republican member to risk crossing the aisle for an amendment or anything else. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 16, 2021 Hibernated

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mcconnell’s strategy when democrats are in the majority is to withhold all support for legislation and then ride the backlash to a do-nothing congress back to power. the filibuster is key in that it a) helps keep his caucus together and b) helps avoid unpopular votes — PolitiTweet.org

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and on the second point, when you are in the majority, you can just point to the filibuster to explain to donors and affiliated interest groups why you aren’t doing what you promised. — PolitiTweet.org

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