Tag Archives: Party line

Democrats move the line on litmus tests

By not holding that vote against him, Pritzker seems to be signaling that he doesn’t use litmus tests when it comes to supporting fellow Democrats. It’s a turn-around from how the Democratic Party handled a lawmaker who sat out a vote on a crucial issue in 2019.

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Can Biden unite Dems with his agenda on the line?

President Joe Biden holds a series of meetings today with key Democrats at the White House, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Scumer (D-N.Y.) as well as groups of moderates and progressives as the Democratic leaders attempt to rescue their domestic agenda from intra-party disaster.

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