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NEW/exclusive: Democratic insiders and former Senate staffers set up a “war room” to quickly kill the filibuster in anticipation of a 2020 election sweep—and to pass big progressive bills.
Outcome of this fight will shape a potential Biden presidency
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/democratic-insiders-set-war-room-quickly-kill-filibuster-n1239920
Outcome of this fight will shape a potential Biden presidency
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/democratic-insiders-set-war-room-quickly-kill-filibuster-n1239920
. @SenatorReid says abolishing the Senate’s 60-vote rule to pass bills “should be the first item of business” in 2021 if Democrats win it all.
“If President Biden wants to get things done, he can't play around with the filibuster,” he tells NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/democratic-insiders-set-war-room-quickly-kill-filibuster-n1239920
“If President Biden wants to get things done, he can't play around with the filibuster,” he tells NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/democratic-insiders-set-war-room-quickly-kill-filibuster-n1239920
This will be a heavy lift and these operatives know it. Some centrist Democrats explicitly support the filibuster. Many 2020 Senate candidates are open but hesitant. Biden is reluctant to call for its end. Schumer says only that “nothing’s off the table.” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/democratic-insiders-set-war-room-quickly-kill-filibuster-n1239920
And of course, first Democrats need to actually win the White House and Senate plus keep the House, or none of it matters.
If they do, this will be a defining early fight of the post-Trump era. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/democratic-insiders-set-war-room-quickly-kill-filibuster-n1239920
If they do, this will be a defining early fight of the post-Trump era. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/democratic-insiders-set-war-room-quickly-kill-filibuster-n1239920
@AdyBarkan: “This is a prediction, not a threat: I think that if Chuck Schumer doesn't end the filibuster and pass a transformative agenda in 2021, he will lose his primary election in 2022.” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/democratic-insiders-set-war-room-quickly-kill-filibuster-n1239920
The anti-filibuster coalition effort is spearheaded by @elizupnick, former staffer to #3 Dem Patty Murray. The members and advisory board feature a raft of Democratic insiders and progressive operatives on a mission. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/democratic-insiders-set-war-room-quickly-kill-filibuster-n1239920