Re: Elimination of the filibuster:
Focus like a laser on Mitch McConnell.
We need to create a pathway for red state Senators like Manchin & Sinema to change their minds on this.
That pathway will open as McConnell uses the filibuster to block legislation that America wants.
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Focus like a laser on Mitch McConnell.
We need to create a pathway for red state Senators like Manchin & Sinema to change their minds on this.
That pathway will open as McConnell uses the filibuster to block legislation that America wants.
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These 1st few weeks will be crucial. There are key bills that have tremendous national support and should pass.
As @danpfeiffer says, frame this for what it is - a small minority of Senators blocking profoundly popular legislation through an obscure procedural loophole.
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As @danpfeiffer says, frame this for what it is - a small minority of Senators blocking profoundly popular legislation through an obscure procedural loophole.
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Most Americans don't really understand the filibuster. But they dislike the idea of procedural loopholes that are blocking legislation that will help their families.
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For example:
HR1 #ForThePeopleAct includes the $15 minimum wage. AMERICA IS BEHIND THIS.
Talk about that, and talk about who is really stopping it from passing: Mitch McConnell.
Make the loophole itself more unpopular. That is how we bring all Dem Senators around.
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HR1 #ForThePeopleAct includes the $15 minimum wage. AMERICA IS BEHIND THIS.
Talk about that, and talk about who is really stopping it from passing: Mitch McConnell.
Make the loophole itself more unpopular. That is how we bring all Dem Senators around.
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See: Jon Tester.
https://twitter.com/Zachary_Cohen/status/1353790179027390465?s=20
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