Democratic leadership can’t just assume being on the wrong side of history will inspire their conservative colleagues to support voting rights wholeheartedly, _Jahan writes for thereidout Blog.
discussed strategies for passing voting rights legislation — and whether it’s even possible given the obstruction we’ve seen from Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema.
I’m well versed in the language of white, conservative obstructionism and its fruitless projections of goodwill. Manchin's and Sinema's acts are no different. The conservative Democrats' has destroyed any optimism I've had that they'd agree to bypass it to advance a voting rights bill. Their obstruction would place them on the wrong side of history — not that it matters to them, apparently.
. However, Manchin and Sinema’s conservatism has always relied on them ignoring that fact in favor of their imagined world, where bipartisan voting rights legislation is feasible. Their willful ignorance isn’t deterred by fear over their place in history; if it were, they’d have supported bypassing the filibuster months ago.
Invocations of the past are not enough to pressure the two conservative senators. Democrats will need to bring more weight to bear if they want them to change their minds.
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