This was posted on The Huffington Post last week and a I just found it today. Apologies, but I wanted to bring it everyone’s attention: Louisiana Democratic Senate candidate Adrian Perkins is in favor of abolishing the filibuster, giving extra momentum to the growing call to remove the 60-vote threshold required to pass legislation. “The…
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OR-Sen: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D) Keeps Up The Call To End The Filibuster When Dems Have The Majority
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley’s (D. OR) U.S. Senate campaign: Here's the cold, hard truth: even if a blue wave gives us control of the Senate in November, Mitch McConnell will be in charge. He won't be majority leader anymore, but he'll have an absolute veto over everything Joe Biden and…
Chuck Schumer, “Ditching the filibuster not off the table if Biden, Democrats win”
Friendly reminder: On the day that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden delivers his acceptance speech, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer made clear that eliminating the chamber’s legislative filibuster will be on the table if Democrats sweep into the majority with Biden in November. “We have a moral imperative to the people of America to…
YES!!!! Bernie Sanders Joins Obama's Call To Abolish The Filibuster!!!
THANK YOU!!! x President Obama is absolutely right. It is an outrage that modern-day poll taxes, gerrymandering, I.D. requirements, and other forms of voter suppression still exist today. If expanding the Voting Rights Act requires us to eliminate the filibuster, then that is what we must do. https://t.co/4pLb1rZCSj— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) July 30, 2020 Sen….
In His Eulogy For John Lewis, Pres. Obama Calls For Abolishing The Filibuster To Pass Voting Laws
Hell yeah: Former President Barack Obama called to eliminate the legislative filibuster “if that's what it takes” to pass new federal voting laws in honor of the late John Lewis at Lewis' memorial service on Thursday. Obama praised Lewis' record securing key voting rights victories, including the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and…
KY-Sen: Amy McGrath (D) Comes Out In Support Of Eliminating The Filibuster
From MSNBC: U.S. Senate candidate Amy McGrath, who is trying to unseat Sen. Mitch McConnell, tells Kasie Hunt, “We need to get our government back. If getting rid of the filibuster is going to do that, to pass legislation that most Americans want and not have it held up and obstructed by one man, then…
Politico, “Joe Biden signals openness to eliminating Senate filibuster”
From Politico: Former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday signaled he would be open to the Senate ending its practice of imposing a 60-vote threshold for most legislation, a positional shift from the Democratic presidential nominee who spent more than 35 years as a senator. In comments to journalists Monday that were reported by The…
ME, MT, IA, NC, AZ, CO & GA-Sen: Dem Senate Candidates Are Lining Up Against The Filibuster
From Huffington Post: Leading Democratic Senate candidates from around the country are open to at least reforming the filibuster, according to a HuffPost survey, with at least two supporting wholesale elimination of the Senate’s 60-vote hurdle. The candidates uniformly argue that the filibuster has empowered obstructionists and prevented the country from making needed progress on…
DE-Sen: Top Biden Ally Sen. Chris Coons (D) Is Willing To Kill The Filibuster To Pass Biden's Agenda
This is huge: x Wow, Delaware’s Chris Coons is a moderate Democrat who has long been resistant to getting rid of the filibuster, which Dems will absolutely need to do if they hope to pass any major policies under a Biden presidency https://t.co/Qgnzyludez— Stephen Wolf (@PoliticsWolf) June 23, 2020 From the Politico piece: Facing a…
MA-Sen: Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D) Keeps Up The Call To Fix The Senate By Abolishing The Filibuster
Received this e-mail from Rep. Joe Kennedy III’s (D. MA) U.S. Senate campaign: Mitch McConnell has a stranglehold on our political system, referring to himself as the “Grim Reaper of the Senate.” He takes actual pride in blocking the meaningful, bold legislation that America desperately wants and needs. What's worse? He's using archaic Senate rules…
PCCC Calls On Bernie Sanders To Join Elizabeth Warren's Call To Abolish The Filibuster
Received this e-mail just now from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee: x YouTube Video Imagine a revolutionary army following a fearless leader into battle…up a mountain…and falling over a cliff. In last night’s debate, Elizabeth Warren said clearly, “Bernie and I agree on a lot of things, but I think I would make a better…
Pod Save America, “Elizabeth Warren is right on the filibuster.”
I know I’ve written about it a lot but it’s still my top issue and while tonight’s debate was horribly moderated, but Pod Save America said it best about tonight’s debate: x Warren is right on the filibuster. #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/scUy3EwdIc— Pod Save America (@PodSaveAmerica) February 26, 2020 I’m very happy this was brought up again…
GA-Sen A: Tomlinson (D) Pushes The Call To Eliminate The Filibuster So We Can Finally Pass Gun Laws
Received this e-mail today from former Columbus, GA Mayor, Teresa Tomlinson’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: If you had asked me a few years ago whether we should eliminate the Senate filibuster, I would have told you, “Absolutely not.” But last August, days after 31 people were massacred in El Paso and Dayton, a bipartisan universal…
MT-Sen: The Senate Is Broken But It Can Be Fixed By Eliminating The Filibuster
Seriously, pull your head out of your ass, dude: Former President Barack Obama met privately with Montana Gov. Steve Bullock on Thursday in Washington, an adviser confirmed, as Democrats hold out hopes that the red-state governor makes a surprise, last-minute splash into the state’s Senate race. Bullock has consistently said he will not run for…
“Warren wants to repeal the filibuster, which is necessary in order to pass the Equality Act.”
The Advocate has a great piece out today about how LGBTQ activists in Iowa are leaning towards support Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg in the Iowa caucus. I wanted to highlight this because they bring a very big issue that is the key reason I support Warren’s campaign: her call to abolish the filibuster. As…
Warren, “If You Refuse To Roll Back The Filibuster, You Aren't Serious About Climate Change”
This is why I fully support U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) in this primary: Sen. Elizabeth Warren wrapped up a three-day swing through southeast Iowa Monday, focusing on rural parts of the state fewer than two months shy of the caucuses. Warren traversed the southeast corner of Iowa, holding town halls during which she…
MA-Sen: Ed Markey (D) Is Starting To Change His Tune On What To Do About The Filibuster
As many of you know, the filibuster has been the top issue for me in the 2020 Democratic Primary. I support Elizabeth Warren because she has called for eliminating the archaic 60 vote rule that has constantly killed progress time and time again. Her, Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, Julian Castro, and Steve Bullock are my…
