Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sinema, D-Ariz., joined all Senate Republicans in opposing the attempt to alter the Senate filibuster on party lines, resulting in a 48-52 final tally. That vote followed a failed attempt by Democrats to advance the election bills over the Senate's 60-vote filibuster threshold. MANCHIN ACCUSES FELLOW DEMS OF TAKING ‘EASY WAY OUT' WITH FILIBUSTER NUCLEAR OPTION VOTE"These bills help treat the symptoms of the disease, but they do not fully address the disease itself. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPBut despite his past use of the nuclear option, McConnell gave a staunch defense of the practice. "Doll it up any way you choose to, this is a plot to break the Senate," McConnell also said.

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