Done purely to try to take the wind out of Trump. What a stupid stunt.
Via The Hill:
Senate Democrats are planning to try to force votes on some of Donald Trump’s most controversial campaign promises, including a pledge to ban Muslims from entering the country.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) suggested Senate Republicans should have to vote on the GOP presidential front-runner’s policies after they’ve refused to say they wouldn’t support Trump if he wins their party’s nomination.
“These votes will give all Senators a chance to take a stand on the policy issues dominating the public debate – and Republicans a chance to stand with the frontrunner for their nomination,” the Democratic leader said Thursday in a statement.
It’s unclear when Democrats will try to force the votes, or what legislation they will try to attach the fight over Trump to. Reid, however, added that finding time for the votes “can be done easily and efficiently under an open amendment process, with no interference to the light workload Senate Republican leaders have announced for 2016.”