Voters don't care about Senate procedure. Ending the filibuster needs to be tied to protecting voting rights from the nationwide assault launched by state Republicans. The only way to move intransigent senators is to build grassroots & party pressure around preserving democracy.
Every single Democrat -- voters, pols, activists, wonks, leftists, moderates -- needs to be made to understand that the next two years will determine at least the next decade of US politics. Dems throw democracy a life preserve (filibuster be damned) or it goes under.
There should be marches & rallies & petitions. Every senator's inbox & voicemail should be overflowing. Celebrities should be making clever song videos about it. Jimmy Fallon should be talking about it in his monologue. The volume should be deafening: save US democracy.
Only if the volume is deafening will the incentives change for the Manchins & Sinemas. As @AJentleson says, hassling them is act 3. Act 1 is making people care.
All I will ever remember about this thread is the typo in tweet 2. 😒
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