The group said that Sinema’s stance on not changing filibuster rules to pass voting rights legislation “undermines the foundations of our democracy.”
Democratic political group EMILY’s List said that they will not be supporting Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in elections moving forward if she maintains her stance of not changing filibuster rules, effectively blocking federal legislation on voting rights from passing.
“Our mission can only be realized when everyone has the freedom to have their voice heard safely and freely at the ballot box,” the group, which backs Democratic women who support abortion rights, said in aAdding that “the importance of voting rights outweighs that of an arcane process,” EMILY’s List warned that if Sinema holds her stance on the filibuster, “she will find herself standing alone in the next election.
“We want to make it clear: If Sen. Sinema can not support a path forward for the passage of this legislation, we believe she undermines the foundations of our democracy, her own path to victory and also the mission of EMILY’s List, and we will be unable to endorse her moving forward.”its endorsement criteria, saying it “won’t endorse any U.S. senator who doesn’t support changing the Senate rules to pass voting rights legislation.
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