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But when push comes to shove, the Dems did not - and don't have - the voters to abolish the filibuster. - albaby

All Schumer needs is 51 votes. 50 with a dem president. I saw an article with him doing the math on the prospect. Here it is as reported by NBC news. It doesn't sound like hollow chit chat.

Schumer, D-N.Y., outlined a path for Democrats to change the Senate rules that require holding 50 of their 51 seats. The party expects to lose Sen. Joe Manchin's seat in West Virginia but hopes to protect incumbents, including Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, in addition to seeing Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., replace independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.

Manchin and Sinema, who are both retiring, in 2022 stood in the way of Democrats who wanted to change the filibuster, which requires a majority vote — or 50 senators plus the tiebreaking vice president. But that dynamic could change next year.

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