Pryor filibuster: bad for DemocratsSo says Clay Risen in the New Republic: ... the Democrats have pledged to filibuster up to six more candidates up for votes after the August recess--a prospect that must weigh heavy on the minds of Democratic strategists already worried about the public's growing aversion to Democratic obstructionism. For their part, Republicans are already fond of pointing to polls that show Democrats receiving bad marks for being overly negative--such as a July Winston Group poll in which 44 percent of respondents said the filibusters made them less favorably inclined toward Democrats (and that was before Pryor). True, most people don't follow appellate nominations closely enough to be outraged by the sudden proliferation of filibusters. But then there have never been nine filibusters at once. Which is why Democrats would be well-advised to stick with the original plan and drop the Pryor filibuster when Congress reconvenes in September.Read the whole thing. |
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