Senate Republicans are facing a sobering reality as efforts to push a major election integrity measure appear to be stalling out before they can even gain meaningful traction. John Thune, the current Senate Majority Leader, acknowledged this week that the GOP simply does not have the internal support needed to revive an old-school procedural tactic that some conservatives had hoped could break the legislative logjam.
Speaking during an interview with Bret Baier on Fox News, Thune delivered a blunt assessment when pressed on whether Republicans could utilize a so-called “talking filibuster” to muscle the bill forward. “We don’t even have 51 votes for that,” Thune said, making it clear that even within his own conference, support for the maneuver is lacking.
That admission carries significant consequences for the future of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act—better known as the SAVE Act—which has become a top priority for conservatives and has received strong backing from Donald Trump. The former president has not minced words, warning that any Republican who opposes the legislation—or fails to support aggressive tactics to pass it—could face a primary challenge.
But Thune also poured cold water on the broader strategy itself, suggesting that even if Republicans could unify behind a talking filibuster, history offers little encouragement. “People don’t like to hear this…the talking filibuster, [we] can’t find an example in modern history where a piece of legislation passed via the talking filibuster,” he added.
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