Sanders: I Believe There Are 60 Votes To End A Republican Health Care Filibuster

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For more than a week now, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has been publicly calling on his colleagues in the Democratic Caucus to vote their conscience on issues–but to vote with the party if and when Republicans filibuster agenda items like health care.

And, as I reported yesterday, with Senate leaders now on his side, Sanders seems confident his message is getting across.

In political terms, the Senate Majority Leader and his whip have little leverage over individual members. But this growing push–to make it clear that a procedural vote for cloture does not imply support for the underlying bill, and to force conservative Democrats to explain their decisions when they support GOP obstruction–is almost certainly necessary if the goal of party unity is to be met.

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