say he is always willing to talk and keep discussing, but right now they have a long way to go if it is even possible to change his mind, and i m snot sure it is. chuck schumer says he will put the burden on manchin, sinema, and other republicans if this goes down. he said the same thing about the build back better act as well. it is a pressure tactic that can push members to make hard choices, and it may ultimately happen here. in this case a vote on the voting rights portion of this would come down 50/50 with every senator in favor. if there is a second vote that is when we will see a number of senate democrats, probably at least two, possibly more, split off. that is the kind of thing that majority leaders and speakers of the house like to avoid. we ll see what happens there. and don edwards, last night