Running to Save the Filibuster

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Today, the NRSC released an ad in North Carolina that argued Democrats would have a “blank check” if Liddy Dole’s opponent Kay Hagan is elected. Obviously this ad is based on the idea that “…in the Senate the other — the opposition can filibuster. And if you have 60 votes you can basically tell them to ‘shut up and we’re going to pass our bill, sit down.’

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