TirithRR wrote:
Jophiel wrote:
TirithRR wrote:
Uglysasquatch wrote:
Coles notes please on why Dems would celebrate a GOP win in the senate.
What ever majority they get wont be enough to actually do anything other than what is currently being done and then the GOP won't be able to cry that the Dems have held all the power (not really) and look at how nothing is getting done.
Pretty much. That's a silver lining outlook though, of course. Reid would much rather be controlling what legislation hits the floor then leading the filibusters against GOP legislation.
Ya, I guess "celebrate" isn't the correct word. "Not panic" maybe?
No, celebrate
is the correct word. They lose the Senate for two years. Are you trusting the Republicans to do the "right thing" in the eyes of the majority of voters? Remember, they only have the numbers (of elected officials) they do because they are Jedi Masters at redistricting. They take the reins for two years and go into a steroid rage. McConnell tries to keep them under control without much success. They certainly aren't going to be proposing anything the average joe is happy about. And yeah, they'll lie about how Obama screwed the pooch (Thanks Obama!) because that ***** gets slobbed up by the base. If the Dems hold onto the Senate now they don't give the Republicans the opportunity to shoot themselves in the foot, reload, and fire again.
In two years the Dems win it back and get a Dem elected to the WH.
You asked for a prediction. I wouldn't call this going out on a limb.
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