Trump's election bill tops 50 Senate votes, but Democrats could still block it

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15. Behind-the-scenes

1. If it becomes a "talking filibuster," more voters will know and understand the consequences of the Bill becoming law.
2. A majority of women will lose their right to vote in federal elections as they will either lack the documents or the time or the will to return their suffrage. Eff You, Susan B. Anthony.
3. John Thune likely is between a rock and a hard place. IOW, he knows this vote won't defy the filibuster as there aren't enough non-Republican votes to pass it. But he fears TSF if he DOESN'T put it up for a vote.
4. If there IS a vote, the Republicans voting in favor of The Save Act will be remembered by their Democratic adversaries, not so much for making the voting process "more fair, more honest," but for keeping women from exercising their constitutional right to vote (both Democrats and Republicans)
5. Thune would want to avoid ANYTHING that endangers a republican majority in the Senate. This won't help.