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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy no mention of the Freedom to Vote Act
My guess, Schumer told him they just can get enough "non Maga Republicans" to get 60 votes. It would look weak for him to call on Congress to pass a bill they know will fail.
Great speech though.
Let's make every Republican say if they are a MAGA Republican or not.
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Why no mention of the Freedom to Vote Act (Original Post)
edhopper
Sep 2022
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msongs
(67,401 posts)1. get repubs on record voting against it nt
edhopper
(33,575 posts)2. They already are.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,168 posts)3. Until the filibuster is amended/discarded, that act is dead
edhopper
(33,575 posts)4. Yep
Raven123
(4,830 posts)5. Promoted accomplishments as examples of what we can do.
Its his theme. Working together. Attacked the MAGAts, but did not go after political differences. Kept it tigh on on script, I thought.
FoxNewsSucks
(10,429 posts)6. The filthy fascist MAGAt republicons had help killing it
edhopper
(33,575 posts)7. I don't think the voter part was what Manchin was against
Simena maybe.