Democratic Party
PartisanSeverity
8/10
Then
“Democrats used the filibuster to block 10 of Bush's judicial nominees and warned that eliminating the filibuster for judicial nominations would be a 'raw abuse of power'.”
Democrats filibustered Bush judicial nominees and passionately defended the filibuster as essential to minority rights in the Senate
https://time.com/6138751/harry-reid-filibuster-legacy/Now
“Democrats invoked the nuclear option to eliminate the filibuster for executive and judicial nominations when Republicans used the same tactic against Obama's nominees.”
When Republicans blocked Obama nominees, Democrats abolished the very filibuster they had aggressively used a decade earlier
https://time.com/6138751/harry-reid-filibuster-legacy/Analysis
Democrats passionately defended the judicial filibuster when they were using it to block Bush nominees, then eliminated it when Republicans used the same tool against Obama nominees
Detected: Mar 26, 2026ID: partisan_004