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The Senate filibuster is a relic that gives the minority party a voice in Congress as debates on legislation take place. During the Trump administration's time in the White House and when the GOP controlled Congress, Democrat lawmakers took full advantage of the filibuster.

A quick breakdown of Democrats and the Senate filibuster

Democrats never hesitated to use the filibuster when it helped them get their way and shut down what they didn't want. However, the pendulum has swung; for right now, Democrats are in control of the House and Senate. Therefore, the filibuster doesn't really work in their favor anymore. Since the left can't benefit from the filibuster anymore, they want to get rid of it. However, since the Senate is divided between 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans, Democrats would need every single one of their party members to support ending the filibuster. Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, remains very against ending the filibuster. The progressive wing of the Democrat Party is hounding Manchin to drop his filibuster support. However, a recent poll provides some very clear insight into why that's not going to happen.

Manchin's supporters, voters, and constituents largely support the filibuster

An Honest Election Project poll shows the filibuster that progressives loathe so much is largely backed by the West Virginia voters Manchin needs to stay in office. 67% of the congressman's supporters believe the filibuster shields American democracy. 70% of his supporters believe watering down the filibuster would hurt political order and increase rage and violence. Meanwhile, 56% of people who live in West Virginia maintain their support for Manchin serving another term would decline if he voted to end or water down the Senate filibuster. The progressives and liberal media pundits who rage tweet at Manchin aren't voting for him. Meanwhile, Manchin's actual voters and constituents like the filibuster as it currently is. It wouldn't make sense for the West Virginia senator to turn against the filibuster. For what it's worth, Manchin is not the only lawmaker who doesn't want to end or weaken the filibuster. Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, another moderate Democrat, also opposes ending the filibuster. Right now, all 50 GOP senators and at least 2 Democrat senators support keeping the filibuster. The push to end the filibuster is nothing more than a radical leftist power grab.