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Sat Nov 02 16:05:10 +0000 2019

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Ryan Lizza @RyanLizza

@yeselson Yeah but don’t you think the test for how serious the left was about this was 2017-2018, after 8 years of decrying—for lots of good reasons!—the filibuster? Instead of sticking to their guns the anti-filibuster crowd went silent once Trump was elected. (Also for good reasons!) — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 2, 2019 Hibernated

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Similarly, if the filibuster hadn’t existed when Trump became president, during his first two years he would have passed the most sweeping agenda in American history. Oddly, abolishing the filibuster was not a top priority for the left in 2017-2018. — PolitiTweet.org

Ryan Lizza @RyanLizza

Well sure if you kill the filibuster these historical comparisons aren’t relevant anymore. The prerequisite to Warr… https://t.co/kf4mxOz9AB

Posted Nov. 2, 2019 Hibernated

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@jessewegman @yeselson @ezraklein I guess my view is that you either believe in making the Senate more genuinely democratic or you don’t. 2017 was the test and the anti-filibuster left failed. It won’t be any prettier the next time there’s a Trump-like GOP president with unified control. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 2, 2019 Hibernated

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