During the Biden-Harris administration, Democrats called to eliminate the filibuster and add justices to the Supreme Court in order to bolster their political power. Now, with a Republican president and Republican Senate majority incoming, The Daily Wire thought it would reach out to Senate Democrats to see if they’ve changed their minds.
The Daily Wire reached out to every Democrat Senate office, even Sens. Sherrod Brown (OH), Bob Casey (PA), and Jon Tester (MT), who all lost re-election, to ask for their stance on the two subjects. We also reached out to independent Sens. Angus King (ME) and Bernie Sanders (VT), who caucus with Democrats, and Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), whose race hasn’t been called. For those who have not publicly supported or who have publicly opposed either the elimination of the filibuster or packing the Supreme Court, they were asked what they would say to their fellow Democrats who have supported such measures.
The Daily Wire also reached out to the incoming Democrat Senators, who all expressed a desire to end the filibuster and pack the Supreme Court (except for Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who is not on record saying she would add Supreme Court seats) to see if they still supported these positions now that Trump won and Republicans have taken back the Senate.
Here are their responses.
Current Democrat Senators:
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Sen. Baldwin’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Sen. Bennet’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Sen. Blumenthal’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Sen. Booker’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Sen. Brown’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA)
Sen. Butler’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Sen. Cantwell’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Sen. Cardin’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE)
Sen. Carper’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA)
Sen. Casey’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Chris Coons (D-WI)
Sen. Coon’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Sen. Cortez Masto’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Sen. Duckworth’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Sen. Durbin’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA)
Sen. Fetterman’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen. Gillibrand’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
Sen. Hassan’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
Sen. Heinrich’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. George Helmy (D-NJ)
Sen. Helmy’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Sen. Hickenlooper’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
Sen. Hirono’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA)
Sen. Kaine’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
Sen. Kelly’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Angus King (D-ME)
Sen. King’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Sen. Klobuchar’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM)
Sen. Lujan’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA)
Sen. Markey’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Sen. Merkley’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)
Sen. Murphy’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)
Sen. Murray’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
Sen. Ossoff’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA)
Sen. Padilla’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI)
Sen. Peters’ office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
Sen. Reed’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
Sen. Rosen’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT)
Sen. Sanders’ office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Sen. Schatz’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Sen. Schumer’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Sen. Shaheen’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN)
Sen. Smith’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
Sen. Stabenow’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT)
Sen. Tester’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Sen. Van Hollen’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA)
Sen. Warner’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA)
Sen. Warnock’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Sen. Warren’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT)
Sen. Welch’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Sen. Whitehouse’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Sen. Wyden’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Incoming Democrat Senators:
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)
Rep. Schiff did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
Rep. Slotkin did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
Rep. Blunt Rochester did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD)
Alsobrooks did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
Races Not Yet Called:
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
Rep. Gallego did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
