Jubilant Republicans hailed Tuesday’s defeat of S. 1, but that is not likely to be the last battle in Democrats’ campaign to federalize presidential and congressional elections. “This bill wouldn’t make it easier to vote,” Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) declared on Fox News after the Democrats failed to gain 60 votes required to break a Republican filibuster against the proposal known officially as the “For the People Act.” The House passed its version of the measure, HR1, in March. “This bill would make it easier to vote illegally. This is the ‘Corrupt Politicians Act’ and I’m glad we defeated it,” Lee told Fox host Sean Hannity. That was Tuesday. On Wednesday, conservative and Republican strategists warned that Democrats on Capitol Hill will now lick their wounds, regroup, and come back later this year with another bill that will likely be even worse. The next Democratic effort will use a measure …

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