The democrats need 60 votes there to prevent a republican filibuster .
民主党在参议院至少需要60票，才能突破共和党的阻挠。
Both senators say they don 't support a filibuster .
麦凯恩和格雷厄姆都说，他们不支持阻挠议事。
If we don 't kill the filibuster , it will be four years of drift no matter who wins .
如果我们不制止参议院的冗长辩论，不管谁赢得选举，未来四年都将是得过且过的。
Some see the whole proposal as a negotiating tactic , to encourage the republicans to embrace milder reforms or at least use the filibuster more sparingly .
