President Biden’s West Wing has backed Democrats’ sweeping bill to overhaul federal elections, but “policy land mines” in the 800-page package await Senate negotiators looking for a sweet spot to pass the bill into law.

There are parallels between the For the People Act and Biden’s just-signed $1.9 trillion coronavirus spending package, particularly positive support among the general public for election financing reforms.

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