Mansion and cinema are the ones who have shown themselves willing to take all the public heat for this. And i do think that they are really the two that are by far most important here a. They've proven willing to defy what the leaders of their party want and go their own way. So even if president byon and the democrats in congress are willing to risk whatever scorched earth promise mich mc connell has made, is this whole effort just doomed? To me, it certainly looks doomed with the qualification that, you know, something crazy could happen.
President Joe Biden wants to change how the Senate works to pass voting reforms. Sen. Mitch McConnell is threatening hell if it happens.
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