Hunger strikers who said they would protest until voting rights legislation was passed ended their demonstration Thursday after eight days.
“We ended the strike because we lost, and it is really infuriating that nothing we did over the past year … was enough,” Un-PAC co-founder Shana Gallagher told Fox News.
Democrats failed to change filibuster rules Wednesday, meaning the party didn’t have the votes to pass the voting legislation. Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema voted against the rule change, joining every Republican in the 48-52 vote.
The hunger strike started with 40 activists and ended with 34.
Gallagher said she doesn’t know the next steps for the hunger strikers.
“Obviously, we don’t have a choice but to keep going because our futures are on the line and will be much darker if we inherit a dysfunctional democracy, which is the path we’re on right now,” she told Fox News.
“We need to make a new plan” but for now, “folks are resting, recovering, spending time with loved ones and hopefully eating lots of good meals, and then we will be back,” Gallagher continued.
Lisa Bennatan is an associate producer/writer for Fox News Digital Originals. Follow her on Twitter @LisaBennatan and Instagram @Lisa_Bennatan
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