Joe on Nostr: Democrats had 50 caucus members, plus the VP to break ties. They could not lose even ...
Democrats had 50 caucus members, plus the VP to break ties. They could not lose even a single vote, even if there were no filibuster. Manchin and Sinema loudly opposed expansion of the SC (others might have been quietly against). Even if Biden had been willing, it wouldn't have happened.
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