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16 votes
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A funny thing happened on the way to the gerrymander - Democrats may actually gain 2-3 seats on net rather than losing
8 votes -
California’s overflowing coffers hand Newsom ‘every politician’s dream’
8 votes -
What ‘The Squad’ tells us about progressives’ ability to win voters of color
10 votes -
The White House will freeze Federal student loan repayments until May 1
22 votes -
Biden nearly ended the drone war, and nobody noticed
24 votes -
Stacey Abrams is running for Georgia governor in 2022
16 votes -
Congress passes $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, delivering an important part of Joe Biden's congressional agenda to Americans
16 votes -
When I ran for US President, it messed with my head
13 votes -
US President Joe Biden condemns Border Patrol treatment of Haitian migrants, vows agents will face consequences
4 votes -
Gov. Newsom abolishes most single-family zoning in California
21 votes -
Gavin Newsom signs bills aimed at creating more affordable housing in California
12 votes -
California Governor Gavin Newsom beats back GOP-led recall
29 votes -
President Biden's COVID-19 plan - Includes a requirement for all employers with 100+ employees to ensure their workers are vaccinated or tested weekly
31 votes -
US to erase student debt for those with severe disabilities
15 votes -
New York governor Andrew Cuomo to resign after investigation finds he sexually harassed multiple women
16 votes -
New vote totals show tighter Democratic race for New York City mayor
5 votes -
Mike Gravel, former Alaska Senator and anti-war advocate dies at age 91
10 votes -
Joe Biden administration bars US imports of solar panels linked to forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region
12 votes -
US Democrats circulate draft antitrust bills that could reshape Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google
15 votes -
Joe Biden's budget proposal: President sets for out $6tn spending plan
13 votes -
Far from gone: The evolution of extremism in the first 100 days of the Biden Administration
10 votes -
US White House offers GOP reduced $1.7 trillion dollars infrastructure plan in attempt to compromise
10 votes -
The slanted text in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s logo, and its break from the traditional red, white and blue color palette, has formed a new graphical language for progressivism
17 votes -
We found Joe Biden’s secret Venmo. Here’s why that’s a privacy nightmare for everyone.
17 votes -
Why did the Democratic and Republican parties switch platforms?
6 votes -
Joe Biden told trans youth "Your president has your back." Trans people need more than just words right now.
6 votes -
James Carville on the state of Democratic politics
12 votes -
Walter Mondale, Vice President of the Carter administration and 1984 Democratic candidate for president dies at 93
8 votes -
The US military will fully leave Afghanistan on September 11, twenty years after the 9/11 attacks
16 votes -
Andrew Yang’s Asian American superpower
11 votes -
Amtrak responds to Biden's infrastructure plan, proposing >thirty new routes, >twenty route enhancements, and more
20 votes -
Defrauded students to receive loan forgiveness
9 votes -
Big Tech critic Tim Wu joins Joe Biden administration to work on US competition policy
9 votes -
US and allies to build 'China-free' tech supply chain
9 votes -
Joe Manchin's bid to pierce US tech's shield
4 votes -
Joe Biden to nominate transgender doctor Rachel Levine as assistant health secretary
17 votes -
US President Joe Biden's FCC appointment is a big step toward net neutrality's return
10 votes -
Democrats need to reimagine their role. They cannot merely defend the political system. They must rebuild it.
15 votes -
US President Joe Biden's first executive order will require masks on federal property
19 votes -
TrackBiden: The first 100 days
22 votes -
Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman on her career-defining address and paying homage to Maya Angelou
10 votes -
US President Joe Biden indicates plans to cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit on first day in office, sources confirm
31 votes -
Andrew Yang is running for Mayor of New York City
26 votes -
US military issues rare statement denouncing Capitol riot and confirming Biden as next commander-in-chief
35 votes -
Democratic Sen. Manchin casts doubts on $2,000 direct payments, potentially jeopardizing passage
5 votes -
In Georgia Runoff Elections, (D) Warnock wins vs (R) Loeffler, (D) Ossof very likely wins vs (R) Purdue
Text post because the big news companies are cowards playing it safe and not calling Ossof yet, though it's basically over Warnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority (AP News) My...
Text post because the big news companies are
cowardsplaying it safe and not calling Ossof yet, though it's basically overWarnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority (AP News)
My takes below:
What does this mean?
This gives Democrats a thin majority in the senate. Does it mean they have free reign? No, the party is not that unified. In particular, as you probably have heard his name many many times now, Manchin, the "conservative Democrat" from WV is likely to be the kingmaker in votes. So it's not like just anything can get passed, and Manchin will not eliminate the filibuster easily.
So is it pointless?
ABSOLUTELY NOT
It's a huge victory nonetheless for Democrats. Remember, with control of the Senate, Chuck Schumer will be Senate Majority Leader, who controls what legislation the senate votes on. Even bipartisan bills were consistently torpedoed by McConnell who would refuse to even have a vote on it. Now, there is politics that can be done - deals, compromise, whatever. If you can't vote on something, nothing can be done. Things that are overall popular like increased stimulus are also going to pass.
Additionally, perhaps an even bigger deal, Biden can get his nominations through for cabinet and judges. There's an insane amount of unfilled heads of state departments right now, and the rest are filled with people absolutely unfit for the job. Having a real human being be the head of the EPA, or Department of Education, or the Department of Energy, and so forth is a big deal.
It also means that Justice Breyer can safely retire and have another "liberal" Justice take his place.
It's not sweeping control over the government, but it's a immensely superior political situation to McConnell stone walling anything he doesn't want, and Biden having to haggle with McConnell over how incompetent his cabinet needs to be.
48 votes -
Joe Biden is certified as the 46th President of the United States
43 votes -
Stop worrying about upper-class suburbanites
14 votes -
Trump took a wrecking ball to media credibility—can Biden repair it?
7 votes