cloture vote in the Senate just moments ago on whether or not D.C. residents will get congressional representation ended up with 57 Ayes and 42 Nos, meaning Democrats and moderate Republicans weren’t able to find the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster organized by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. The citizens of DC will go without representation in Congress for another year, possibly two.
Now let’s add this up. The Republican presidential candidates are blowing off black voters. D.C. is predominately black. The Senate Republicans, under the leadership of Mitch McConnell, have blocked legislation to give the people of D.C. representation in our government Why don’t they just put on their white hoods and start burning crosses?