Obama joins progressive Dems in backing Manchin's voting rights compromise bill
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Former President Barack Obama said Monday that he backs Sen. Joe Manchin’s compromise to the For the People Act, a sweeping voting rights bill that the West Virginia Democrat said was too partisan.
The former president told grassroots activists during a call for the National Democratic Redistricting Committee that he does not usually "weigh in on the day-to-day scrum in Washington," according to The Washington Post. "But what’s happening this week is more than just a partisan bill coming up or not coming up to a vote," he said, according to a transcript. Under his plan, Manchin backs making Election Day a national holiday, implementing automatic voter registration, mandating at least 15 days of early voting before federal elections and requiring voter ID with allowable alternatives.More Related News