- Doug Jones: Pass 'Manchin Plus' voting and election protection with or without Republicans - I implore my former Republican colleagues to step forward. If they don't, Manchin and other Democrats must override the filibuster to save democracy. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/07/29/republicans-block-vote-protections-democrats-override-filibuster/5392255001/ 113 comments politics