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Were Manchin and Sinema elected on the premise that they would vote to eliminate the filibuster?

Were any of the candidates elected to blindly follow the party line?

It used to be politicians would act and vote in a way that would represent their constituents, or their own values and positions.

The “Party Line at any cost” was very apparent in the GOP way back in the vote for Obamacare.  Democrats still had their individual freedoms.  The ACA had to be watered down and filled with pork to get the rest of the dems on board, because they knew not one GOPer was allowed to vote for it, even though a number of GOPers agreed with the plan.

Now this lock-step mentality is bleeding into the Blue side.

The filibuster – be careful for what you wish.