In TheAPInterview, Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic candidate for Virginia governor, pushes Senate Democrats to scrap the filibuster if needed to enact the party's priorities on infrastructure spending and voting rights.
“They all got to get their act together and vote,” McAuliffe said. Asked specifically if he was calling out Biden, McAuliffe said, “I put everybody there.”
A bad result for Democrats in Virginia, where former President Donald Trump lost by 10 points last fall, would likely signal a far more painful election next year, when control of Congress and dozens of governor’s offices are at stake. “I tell Democrats: Donald Trump is desperate for a win here,” McAuliffe said. “If Glenn Youngkin wins, it’s a win for Donald Trump, and you’re going to begin his political comeback.”In the interview, McAuliffe waded into the high-stakes debate over Senate rules that allow the minority party to block legislation that doesn’t muster at least 60 votes, a process known as the filibuster.
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