certainly fail as we said, alex, but it is putting renewed pressure on that 60 vote threshold. whether or not the filibuster should continue on. there are at least two democratic senators not yet on board including senator manchin so the hopes to move forward are very bleak for making any changes there, alex. >> thank you for the update from the capitol. let's bring in beto o'rourke, former texas congressman and former democratic presidential candidate, a busy guy holding 19 voting rights rallies in texas with another one tomorrow, and thank you for making the time for us, my goodness. let me ask you about what you think about the showdown set for tuesday. because if this bill is expected to fail, how can that possibly be interpreted as a win for democrats? >> i'd love if you rephrase that, i don't know if the bill is going to fail, the vote might fail, but as we understand the senate, there are a number of procedural and other votes that take place before a bill can succeed, and i think the for the people act, the voting rights