Joe Biden owes his entire presidency to one man, who is now calling on Senate leaders to end the filibuster.
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) is publicly calling on President Biden to endorse ending the Senate filibuster so he can ram through a radical agenda even though Republicans hold 50 of the chamber’s 100 seats.
Biden could “pick up the phone and tell [Sen.] Joe Manchin, ‘Hey, we should do a carve-out.’” Clyburn tells POLITICO referring to the West Virginia Democrat senator skeptical of ending the filibuster. “I don’t care whether he does it in a microphone or on the telephone — just do it.”
Clyburn’s comments are notable because he’s not just the #2 Democrat in the House, he singlehandedly saved Biden’s presidential campaign.
That gives Clyburn a tremendous bargaining chip should he need a favor from Biden, a favor Clyburn has yet to cash in.
As American Action News reported in January:
Initially the front-runner after entering the race, the losses in Iowa and New Hampshire took their poll on Biden, who trailed Vermont socialist Senator Bernie Sanders among Democrats by 11% nationally for the presidential nomination.
Biden’s lead in South Carolina had fallen to 8% and many speculated he could end up losing the state and all hope of winning the nomination.
As a 14-term congressman, the House Majority Whip and a key figure in the Congressional Black Caucus, Clyburn’s endorsement carries huge weight among South Carolina’s largely black Democrat electorate.
“I know Joe Biden. I know his character, his heart, and his record. Joe Biden has stood for the hard-working people of South Carolina. We know Joe,” Clyburn said in a tweeted endorsement of Biden. “But more importantly, he know us. In South Carolina, we choose presidents. I’m calling on you to stand with @JoeBiden.”
Armed with Clyburn’s endorsement and assistance, and a recharged performance in a nationally-televised debate, Biden won the South Carolina Democrat primary by a crushing 48% to 19% margin over second-place finisher Sanders.
Biden won all 46 counties in the state and the blowout win among black voters all but ended the presidential campaigns of Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren.
The win recharged Biden’s campaign and vaulted him to the nomination, with many crediting Clyburn’s political machine for crowning the winner.
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Michael Brigham
Michael Brigham has written for American Action News since the summer of 2019. His areas of expertise include foreign affairs, government, and politics, but regardless of the subject matter, he has a nose and an insatiable appetite for news. In his free time, he enjoys reading nonfiction, watching a mix of comedies and true crime documentaries, and spending time away from the swamp hiking in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
CLYBURN is a TRAITOR and a biden butt smoocher and he is looking advance his career , over the good of the WE THE PEOPLE, and when it all crashes down on clyburn, he will be begging for mercy.
Democrats sleepy Joe Biden, giggling Kamala and 3rd banana Clyburn have one thing in common!
They all would mess up organizing a two car parade!
They would screw up a wet dream
Biden never won the presidency race. Check all the votes in Arizona those votes were never counted. They were thrown in the trash. I never voted for biden and I never will. Have him checked out by a head doctor he is not in his right mind
. He is a war monger
Filibuster, electoral college, Supreme Court, what’s next DemoRats?
Turn the USA into a CCP nation.
Nothing can be unthinkable to the commie democrats
They’re a bunch traitors to our great country and need to be filibustered out of the Senate. They are trouble to our freedom. What a bunch of scum bags. Biden is nothing but a rotten puppet.
Of China and Obamination!