way to woo wary Dems wary D's who won't agree to an end to the filibuster as a whole..
The voting reform is the centerpiece for the Dems to stay in power despite the strong unpopularity that is expected to ensue with the implementation of their transformation of the country.
It is really THE most important issue to them, and they cannot sell the complete elimination of the filibuster to all of their members. They are hoping to get them to go along with this. Interestingly, McConnell has let the Dems know that it opens the door for the GOP to demand up/down votes on multiple issues from abortion to taxes to defense to banning mandates which will most definitely put the at risk Dems from conservative states on the spot with a clear vote on the issues. The Dems don't have enough votes on anything to give a pass to some of their members. It is a narrow window to get through since there are alos other skittish senators, and it will certainly hurt multiple Dems in the next election when mcConnell carries out his plan.
The real interesting thing is that if the Dems set this precedent - even for one thing, then the GOP, who will very likely take back the senate, can do the exact same thing on issues that it considers important. They could even undo this and extend it to other things (remember the Harry Reed Rule repercussions). The Dems must be very confident in their ability to cheat with this law in place for them to take this risk. maybe they feel that they can undo the pending red tsunami
Link: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/huddle/2022/01/10/dems-eye-voting-rights-fight-filibuster-changes-495660