Welcome to Potsade of America, I'm John Favre.

I'm John Love It, I'm Tom Yvettor.

On the pod today, Joe Manchin says he's voting against democracy reform Donald Trump inches

closer to a second run, and the most in-depth Democratic analysis of the 2020 election

yet offers the party some advice on message and organization heading into the midterms.

Then, Love It talks to the great Kara Swisher about Facebook's announcement that it's

keeping Trump off their platform for two more years.

But first, our friends at Keep It are celebrating Pride with a full month of LGBT guests, including

writer John Paul Braemer, musician Rostom, writer Brandon Taylor, and comedian Sam J. Check

it out wherever you get your podcasts.

All right, I don't know about you two, but I was having a great weekend until I woke up

Sunday morning to a piece written by the most powerful Joe in America with the headline,

why I'm voting against the For the People Act.

If you all haven't read it, I'll save you the trouble.

The only reason the Democratic Senator Manchin gives for opposing the most sweeping democracy

reform since the civil rights era is that, quote, this more than 800 page bill has garnered

zero Republican support.

That's right, Manchin is killing the bill because the same Republican party that's actively

making it harder to vote doesn't support legislation that would make it easier to vote.

Manchin also reiterated that he will not vote to weaken or eliminate the filibuster.

A statement he was later asked about by Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday.

Here's a clip.

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