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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 29 May 2021

    1. Joe Bide has warned that American democracy is under an "existential" threat. But there's evidence the White House has decided that shoring up voting rights should have a lower priority than other goals in the Biden agenda.

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      1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 29 May 2021

        2. Biden's decision to not go strong on voting issues is premised on reality that Dems can pass economic stuff with reconciliation but not voting acts. And state of economy will decide 2022/24. There's a logic here, but it's also a gamble. More here:https://jeetheer.substack.com/p/is-biden-punting-on-voting-rights?r=bh54&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=twitter …

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      1. Leo McKay‏ @LeoMcKayJr 29 May 2021
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        Voting has no place in a democracy!

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      2. CHAOTIC NEUTRAL arrives 9/20‏ @edburmila 29 May 2021
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        The rhetoric of an existential threat to democracy - which I happen to believe is valid! - is being used exclusively for fundraising. For governing, they're simply doing the same old learned helplessness routine.

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      3. Nazarré Merchant  🚴‏ @nazarre 29 May 2021
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        It's quite disheartening and we're likely to see the typical D tactics through 2022. Scolding to get out the vote, touting of the nothing-burger legislative record, and claimed bafflement when the Rs wipe them off the electoral map. Then decamp to corp gigs ala Tom Perez.

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      1. Sean Ernst‏ @SeanErnst 29 May 2021
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        It seems pretty clear that they see the existential threat as gop officials refusing to certify an election and HR1 doesn’t address that and they don’t know what to do about it

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      1. Connor Williams‏ @connorjwills 29 May 2021
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        If you tell people democracy is at stake but then don't act like you think democracy is at stake, voters won't take you/the threat seriously!

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      1. The Universal Nephew‏ @YoungerPope 29 May 2021
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        None of the goals of the Biden admin seem to be particularly a priority, he spent 30 years in the senate but doesn’t seem to know how it works

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      2. Andrew Gawthorpe‏Verified account @andygawt 29 May 2021
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        The play seems to be that they need to show people the material benefits of Democrats governing in order to win votes, with process reforms coming afterwards. They will hopefully still pivot to voting rights later.

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      3. costrike‏ @costrike 29 May 2021
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        If that's your position, you're required to hold your breath.

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      1. Andrew‏ @andysterias 29 May 2021
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        I don't really see any option where this isn't a loser for him to make a big deal of. Make material gains and try to win the midterms seems to be the only path forward. Unless he can secretly get people to change minds on the filibuster we're kind of stuck on process.

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