This must be the case, because I saw a "commercial" earlier today (put out by People For The American Way) asking us to call our reps to stand for the pro-filibuster status quo.
To get the voters to contact a senator,the issue has to directly effect the voter in a negative way. Asking voters to contact Senators to preserve the filibuster, is a loser. The average voters doesn't even know what a filibuster is. They are pretty sure it does not effect them. The Democrats will not be able to get more than an handful of calls on the issue. The add will be a giant failure.
This act by "People for the American Way" proves one of two things. It may shows how little they know about politics. Or it may show that they are desparate and will try things they know will likely fail.
Nothing is more counter productive than to go to the public and not get a response. Those senators who might have been afraid to vote for the rule change, will not be afraid because the Democrats went to the people and the people did not respond.
"People for the American Way" would have been better off running a rigged poll and having the media publish a poll showing the public is opposed to stopping filibusters.
But by going direct to the voters, they insure there will be little if any response. It must be a desperation move. Because any political pro could tell them the odds say what they are trying won't work.
"This must be the case, because I saw a "commercial" earlier today (put out by People For The American Way) asking us to call our reps to stand for the pro-filibuster status quo."
I saw a "commercial" as well, some guy claiming to be a republican and liked that President and Congress were republicans, but it is a two party system and we need to maintain the filibuster for the naysayers.
I did not see who funded it...
I did too, on FNC.