Forcing members of Congress to vote legislation up or down is the best way for Republicans to make gains among voters. Keeping promises is a good electoral strategy. Trump’s ongoing popularity is a function of his success on immigration and law and order.

Democrats, by contrast, have the opposite problem. The more they implement their agenda, the worse they suffer at the hands of voters. The procedural limitation of the filibuster is a boon to the Left and bad for the Right. It should be abolished.