With Democrats Likely To Hang On To Senate, Filibuster Reform Prospects Brighten

Prospects Brighten As Dems Appear Poised To Foil GOP Mission
WASHINGTON - JULY 29: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) takes part in a news conference at the U.S. Capitol to discuss the benefits of health insurance reform for small businesses July 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. A recent study by the White House Council of Economic Advisers found that small businesses can pay up to 18 percent more than necessary for health insurance due to inefficiencies in the current health insurance system. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON - JULY 29: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) takes part in a news conference at the U.S. Capitol to discuss the benefits of health insurance reform for small businesses July 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. A recent study by the White House Council of Economic Advisers found that small businesses can pay up to 18 percent more than necessary for health insurance due to inefficiencies in the current health insurance system. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Here’s another reason to be cautiously optimistic about the way the political winds are blowing: With Dems seemingly on track to hang on to the Senate — and with Obama’s electoral edge perhaps holding — the prospects are brightening for an overhaul of the filibuster.

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