Reid short on votes for filibuster reform?

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Reid short on votes for filibuster reform?

 

 

posted at 10:31 am on November 13, 2012 by Ed Morrissey

 

 

Some argued that the elections last Tuesday showed that empathy wins in political battles. Maybe Harry Reid should have thought of that before launching an effort to change the filibuster rules. Despite having a majority of the Senate and an even larger majority in the next session of Congress, Reid’s coming up short of a majority for his changes:

 

Democrats don’t have the 51 votes they need in the Senate to change filibuster rules that could make it harder for the GOP minority to wield power in the upper chamber.

 

That’s certainly one problem. Another and related problem is that they may find themselves in the minority sooner rather than later. The odds of that declined after the unexpected Republican losses on Tuesday, but Democrats will still have to defend more seats than the GOP in the midterms — and the President generally loses seats in the House and Senate in second-term Congressional elections:

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At least that's something to look forward to

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