Democratic hopes that they could convince Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., to back modifying or ending the filibuster have again had their hopes dashed as the key senator last week again said he will not back such changes.
"There is no circumstance in which I will vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster," Manchin wrote in a Washington Post op-ed published Wednesday night. He described the stand as sticking up for small and rural states and said that only through compromise between Republicans and Democrats would the Washington paralysis end.
The means Democrats and the Biden White House will have to compromise to get the 60 votes they need on must-pass bills not tied to reconciliation.