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Originally Posted by Mick
Democrats lose a Senator, what a crying shame.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-b2242122.html
Democrats go back to holding 50 seats. She could still caucus with them, as an Independent but she has rejected some of their party policies, voted against ending the filibuster to get Biden's legislative agenda through. |
It doesn’t really counter my point though, does it. Trump-backed candidates have underperformed in these elections, even in places where non-Trumpite Republican candidates have done well. The personal decision of a senator to ditch the Dem whip is interesting in its own right but doesn’t contradict the observation that there is limited appetite in the country for MAGA/Trump republicanism.
Plus, as Hugh has pointed out, the VP has the casting vote in the senate so the Dems still have control.