Senate Democrats bow to reality of voter ID laws’ popularity

Published June 22, 2021 10:49pm ET



To secure support for a sweeping proposal to change voting laws, Senate Democrats are being forced to swallow a provision previously considered anathema to them: voter ID laws.

That’s the price of winning support from Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. On Tuesday, he joined all 49 Democratic colleagues on a vote for the Senate to consider a bill that would overhaul campaign finance laws, extend early voting days, reform redistricting, and enable ballot harvesting.

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