Later, Biden went on to say that he wants to get Republicans who “know better” to vote alongside Democrats on elections legislation. Biden furthermore told CNN’s Lemon that he didn’t want to get too far into the weeds about the importance of the filibuster.
Pushback from the Democrat Party
Many Democrats did not approve of Biden’s stance on the Senate filibuster. Democrats supportive of ending the filibuster railed against Biden’s view on social media, tweeting out their grievances.
Anti-filibuster Democrats argue that too much is on the line not to get legislation passed; yet, in the same breath, Democrats also don’t want to work across the aisle with Republican lawmakers. Were Democrats willing to reach common ground and work with Republicans in Congress, they wouldn’t need to eliminate the filibuster.
Pushes to remove the filibuster are outright attempts by Democrats to gain more power. As it stands, however, support for the filibuster is bipartisan, unlike the bills Democrats want to pass.
