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It's either hope McConnell is willing to compromise, or ... eliminate the filibuster.
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Leah Greenberg
Friendly reminder that “As President, I will convince Mitch McConnell to back my agenda by persuading him that we need to compromise” is a vastly less realistic plan than “I will eliminate the filibuster”
Friendly reminder that “As President, I will convince Mitch McConnell to back my agenda by persuading him that we need to compromise” is a vastly less realistic plan than “I will eliminate the filibuster”
This x100. In 2009, Barack Obama was coming off a landslide victory backed by two straight cycles of huge Democratic gains in Congress that staked us to majorities in both houses of sizes we can only dream of today. If he couldn’t persuade Republicans, you’re not going to either.