Sahil Kapur

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

If Democrats fail to capture the Senate—the toughest of the three for them—McConnell can stick a dagger in the legislative agenda by himself. (Be very skeptical that he can be ~pressured~ to allow votes on progressive measures, even popular ones like a $15 wage or gun control.) — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 11, 2019 Hibernated

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Joe Manchin (WV), Jon Tester (MT) and Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) say they won't vote to nuke the legislative filibuster. That's probably enough to block major pieces of any 2020 candidate's agenda—Sanders, Warren and (yes) Biden—if Democrats win the tri-fecta. https://t.co/BDI5I7hTXX — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 11, 2019 Hibernated

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That said, this may be the sort of precipitating event that‘d make them reconsider — much like the mass blockade of the DC Circ moved pro-filibuster Dem institutionalists like Leahy/Feinstein to go nuclear in ‘13. Or as Gorsuch’s filibuster turned McCain. https://t.co/jKAYmMpvNU — PolitiTweet.org

We’ll see what these Senators say when the next Parkland happens and Mitch McConnell blocks a Democratic president’… https://t.co/1AY1sy2nbT

Posted Nov. 11, 2019 Hibernated