AdvertisementDemocrats' biggest push for voting rights fails with no Republicans on boardUpdated October 20, 2021Juana SummersDeirdre WalshfacebookEmailSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., led opposition among Republicans to a voting rights bill that centrist Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia hoped to corrall GOP votes for. (AFP via Getty Images)This article was originally published on October 20, 2021.