Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

New Poll Finds Dem Senator's Filibuster Support Is Way Out of Touch with Constituents

New Poll Finds Dem Senator's Filibuster Support Is Way Out of Touch with Constituents
Mario Tama/Getty Images

The legislative filibuster requires most bills to have 60 votes in order to advance past debate and become law, but in today's D.C., that level of bipartisan support has proven largely unachievable.

As a result, Democrats may be at risk of failing to deliver on their biggest promises, including voting rights reform, gun control laws, civil rights protections for LGBTQ people, expanded healthcare access, and countless other pieces of bold legislation.


But that's not just the fault of Republicans.

As Indivisible points out, Democrats can eliminate the filibuster with a simple majority, paving the way to make the most out of its razor-thin majority in the 117th Congress.

But at least two Democrats are standing in the way: Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona.

Both claim that the filibuster is vital in ensuring that a minority party still holds a modicum of power in Congress, with Sinema insisting:

"Regardless of the party in control of the Senate, respecting the opinions of senators from the minority party will result in better, common-sense legislation."

But that veneration for the filibuster isn't shared by their Republican colleagues. As recently as 2017, then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) used his power to eliminate the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees to ensure the confirmation of then-President Donald Trump's Supreme Court justices.

What's more, the filibuster, which has been weaponized to shoot down transformative civil rights legislation for decades, doesn't enjoy widespread public support—and that's especially true in Sinema's state of Arizona.

A February poll from Data for Progress found that 61 percent of Arizonan likely voters prioritized key legislation over the filibuster, including more than 70 percent of Democrats and over 60 percent of Independents, though only 42 percent of Republicans.

In other words, a filibuster-proof majority of Arizonans think passing transformative legislation is more important than preserving the antiquated filibuster.

Now, people want Sinema to get on board.






Sinema recently faced backlash for her vote on another widely popular stance: raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.

The Senator voted no on an amendment in the Senate's pandemic relief bill that would've steadily raised the minimum wage over the course of five years.

A clip of the Senator gleefully casting her thumbs down vote was skewered across the internet.



Senator Sinema's current term doesn't end until 2025, but Arizonan voters will remember her most decisive positions, including her stance on the filibuster.

More from News

Vivian Wilson
@vivllainous/Instagram

Elon Musk's Trans Daughter Just Made Her Drag Debut At An Anti-ICE Fundraiser—And Fans Are Obsessed

Elon Musk's disowned trans daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson has made a name for herself online for mercilessly dragging the father who once said she was "dead" to him because she was "killed by the woke mind virus."

But recently she took it to a new level, leveraging her fame in her first drag performance at a Los Angeles anti-ICE fundraiser.

Keep ReadingShow less
Donald Trump
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Trump Administration Fast-Tracks Eliminating National Suicide Hotline's LGBTQ+ Youth Support

On Wednesday morning, news broke that the administration of MAGA Republican President Donald Trump was eliminating certain suicide and self harm resources provided through the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

The lifeline offered callers options to speak to people who specialize in meeting their needs. But the Trump administration decided this was a service that LGBTQ+ young people don't deserve.

Keep ReadingShow less
Donald Trump
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Trump Blasted For Announcing New Additions To The White House Lawn As Global Tensions Escalate

President Donald Trump was criticized after announcing that two new flagpoles would be added to the North and South Lawns of the White House—not the greatest look amid heightened global unease as tensions between Israel and Iran ramp up.

According to the Associated Press, Trump watched as a crane installed the newest flagpole on the South Lawn, remarking, “It’s such a beautiful pole.” He later returned to the site to salute as the American flag was raised for the first time.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots of Donald Trump from CNN supercut
CNN

Trump Mocked For 'Two Weeks' Iran Deadline With Supercut Of All His 'Two Weeks' Promises

President Donald Trump has a history of promising to resolve problems within "two weeks," and a new viral supercut mocks him for all the times he's said as much—including right now with tensions in the Middle East higher than ever.

Trump said Thursday he will decide within two weeks whether to involve U.S. forces directly in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, citing what he called a “substantial chance” for renewed nuclear negotiations with Tehran.

Keep ReadingShow less
red flag with pole on seashore
Seoyeon Choi on Unsplash

People Break Down The 'Silent Red Flags' Folks Tend To Ignore In Relationships

A red flag has come to mean any warning sign in life, in addition to the literal red flags that are placed on beaches or industrial sites to warn people of danger.

People will respond to situations by saying, "That’s a red flag." But before that language evolved, they'd just call them "warning signs."

Keep ReadingShow less