Do Democrats really think delaying a vote on the Respect for Marriage Act can save it?

Give Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) credit. She had a tough choice to make when it comes to the Respect for Marriage Act.

The bill, which would make protect same-sex marriage from a renegade Supreme Court already eyeing it, needs ten Republicans to clear the Senate’s arcane filibuster rules. So far only three have signed on: Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH, retiring this year), Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).

With no immediate prospects in sight, Baldwin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) decided last week to kick the measure down the road to after the midterm elections.

“We’re very confident that the bill will pass but we will need a little more time,” said Baldwin, the bill’s lead sponsor and the only out lesbian in the Senate.

Baldwin and Schumer were essentially left with two choices: hope for the best later or jam a vote now, knowing full well that it would fail. They chose to gamble on the side of possible success later, passing up certain political fodder now. That’s a noble decision, although one that doesn’t seem all that much more likely to pay off later this year than it would now.

The reasoning is that there are a bunch of Republican senators…

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