Across the country, Democratic Senate candidates have doubled down on their support for scrapping or reforming the filibuster to advance legislation that is overwhelmingly popular with party voters
As Sarah Godlewski, a Wisconsin Democrat running for Senate, travels across her state speaking to Democratic voters, they are unnerved by the inaction in Congress. From shoring up voting rights to lowering prescription drug costs, they don't understand why Democrats, who control the House, Senate and the executive branch, can't advance policies they believe are popular.
"When you look at why we can't do it, it's because of the filibuster," Godlewski said in an interview. First used in the 1800s, the filibuster currently requires a 60-vote majority for most legislation to advance and pass in the Senate. The debate over the future of this procedural tool has become a lightning rod in American politics.
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