Democrats and Republicans thought they saw common ground on banning chokeholds and other controversial police tactics. They were wrong.
In 2016, Trump held the support of a key group — white women without college degrees. This spring, they’ve turned against him.Could Supreme Court rebukes of Trump policy cost him critical support from white evangelical voters?Majority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed a GOP bill with relatively mild measures that had been approved by the White House. Democrats pronounced the Republican bill so weak that it was “unsalvageable” and blocked it.
I called Sen. Angus King of Maine, an independent who usually votes with Democrats, to find out why the bipartisan push failed. King had voted with Republicans to allow McConnell’s bill to move forward.“I think there was space for a compromise, and now I’m afraid we’re not going to get anything,” he told me. “My concern was that if Democrats refused to go forward, McConnell would say, ‘OK, I tried,’ and move on — and that’s pretty much what happened.
Even as McConnell cut the Democrats out, he submitted his bill to the White House to make sure President Trump wouldn’t denounce it.That’s a normal part of legislating — but in the process, some measures were watered down. “There is overwhelming opposition to the bill in our caucus,” Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said. The desire for party unity on each side meant the ground for compromise kept shrinking.McConnell said he would allow Democrats to try to amend the bill, but Schumer said that offer fell short of a guarantee.
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