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US Voting Right Bill Defeated

Published JAN 19 2022·Updated JAN 23 2023

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The Spin

Left narrative

Trump's misinformation about voting rights legislation has proliferated and is damaging American democracy. Filibuster rules are changed routinely and all Democrats should support reform to help protect voting rights.

Right narrative

The proposed change of filibuster rules embodied an assault on the identity and function of the Senate. An exacerbation of dysfunctional hyperpartisanship was narrowly averted.

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Senate Blocks Chuck Schumer’s Gambit to Break Filibuster

BreitbartJAN 2022

Recent history of Senate 'nuclear option' belies hand-wringing on voting rights bills

Kamala Harris tells The Independent amid voting rights loss: ‘We are not giving up’

IndependentJAN 2022

Democrats Served Crushing Defeat on Filibuster, Dems. Manchin and Sinema Side with GOP

InfoWarsJAN 2023

One year in, Biden confronts the limits of his power

How Biden, Schumer Reacted After Suffering Defeat on 'Voting' Legislation, Filibuster Change

TownhallJAN 2023

Leftists Lose It After Sinema Shakes Hands With GOP Senators

TownhallJAN 2023

Berkeley Professor Advocates for Violence Against Kyrsten Sinema

TownhallJAN 2023

Senate Republicans block voting rights

In Senate fight over voting rights, Republicans win, voters lose

The not-surprising, very bad defeat of Biden’s attempt to protect voting

GuardianJAN 2022

Joe Biden 'Profoundly Disappointed' as First Year in Office Ends in Senate Failure

NewsweekJAN 2022

Video Resurfaces Showing Republicans Praising Manchin and Sinema on Filibuster

NewsweekJAN 2023

Video of Kyrsten Sinema Shaking Hands With GOP Senators After Vote Goes Viral

NewsweekJAN 2023

Kyrsten Sinema's Ex-Staffer 'Ashamed' To Have Worked for Her

NewsweekJAN 2023

Pelosi Says No 'Upside' to Infighting as Dem Colleagues Rip Manchin, Sinema on Filibuster

NewsweekJAN 2023

Harris says ‘We will not give up’ as voting rights fails

IndependentJAN 2022

Republican voter suppression is rampant. Manchin and Sinema are complicit now | Moira Donegan

GuardianJAN 2022

Senate Republicans Block Democrat 'Voting Rights' Bills

BreitbartJAN 2022

Schumer Misleads and Mischaracterizes About 'Voter Suppression' and 'Voting Rights'

TownhallJAN 2022

Voting rights bill still likely to fail in Senate, but Democrats move toward a vote

CBS NewsNOV 2025

The Voting Rights Battle Isn't Over. It's Just Moving Out of DC

Democrats’ Latest Voting Rights Push Is Predictably On the Brink of Failure

The Senate filibuster vote dooms much of Democrats’ agenda

BREAKING: Dems Try to Nuke Filibuster, Fail Miserably

TownhallJAN 2022

Biden Admits Major Legislation Has Stalled, Blames GOP's 'Stalwart Effort' to Block Agenda

NewsweekJAN 2023

Biden struggles to deliver agenda after Democrats suffer twin Senate defeats – live

GuardianJAN 2022

Manchin, Sinema Don't Budge, Senate Filibuster Reform Fails as Expected

NewsweekJAN 2022

Amid 'slow-motion coup,' Manchin and Sinema help GOP sink voting rights

AlterNetJAN 2023

Exclusive — Rep. Michael Waltz: 'Voting Rights' Bill Is 'End-Run' Around Elections

BreitbartJAN 2022

Senate Democrats fail to change rules on filibuster to pass voting rights

CBS NewsNOV 2025

Democrats fail to advance voting rights law as Senate holdouts defend filibuster

GuardianJAN 2022

After Biden’s first year, the US economy is surprisingly healthy. His prospects are not

GuardianJAN 2022

Democrats Moved the Filibuster Overton Window

AtlanticJAN 2023

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FiveThirtyEightJAN 2022

Senate Democrats Fail To Advance Voting Rights Bill — And Fall Short Of Changing Filibuster

White House Attempts Damage Control As Trump Seizes On Biden’s Comments About ‘Legit’ Elections

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