Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

Don’t Bet on the End of the Filibuster

Harry Reid’s call to abolish the procedural rule has the support of liberals and some Democratic candidates. It’ll take a lot more than that.

August 16, 2019 at 1:23 PM UTC

By Jonathan Bernstein

Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics. A former professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he wrote A Plain Blog About Politics.

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Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is ready to trash the filibuster. Liberal activists are demanding it, and several Democratic presidential candidates are stepping up to agree.

It could happen. But I wouldn’t bet too much on the early demise of the filibuster.