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Biden’s Plan to Beat McConnell Has One Big Flaw
There’s momentum behind changing the filibuster, but the status quo suits some conservative Democrats just fine.
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In a Tuesday ABC News interview, President Joe Biden, who has waxed nostalgic about the filibuster to the frustration of reform-minded Democrats, finally budged and indicated a recognition that the 60-vote threshold poses a serious—maybe mortal—impediment to his agenda. “It’s getting to the point,” Biden told George Stephanopoulos, “where, you know, democracy is having a hard time functioning.”
Democrats were exultant. Just a day earlier, White House Press