Senate Democrats failed in a Wednesday night bid to weaken the filibuster to pass elections and voting reform thanks to opposition from centrists Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema.
In a 48-52 vote, the Senate rejected an effort to reinstate what's known as the "talking filibuster" that would have specifically allowed the elections legislation to pass by a simple majority vote, after a lengthy debate. Manchin and Sinema joined all 50 Senate Republicans to block the change.
The day was marked by lengthy debate and speeches, including the occasional back-and-forth between Democrats and Republicans that's not often seen in the modern Senate. After more than 12 hours in session, the Senate finally proceeded to the rules change vote. Prior to the vote, Manchin probed Sen. Jeff Merkley about why Senate Democrats couldn’t move to a talking filibuster without the rules change. Merkley replied that it’s difficult to get to a final vote without changing Senate rules.
Sinema has warned that watering down the 60-vote threshold will empower wild legislative swings when Republicans take back Congress and the White House, while Manchin says the higher threshold encourages compromise in an increasingly divisive environment. Their Democratic colleagues strongly disagree, positing that a flurry of new, GOP-backed state laws regulating ballot access should prompt the 50-member majority to change the fabric of the Senate.
The update Democrats aim to pass would require that jurisdictions with a history of discriminatory voting laws receive approval from the Department of Justice or D.C.’s federal district court for any changes to election laws. Speaking to her caucus on Wednesday morning, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democrats' push on voting reforms was still ongoing, despite centrist opposition to changing the filibuster.
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