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ELI5: so what exactly does Dems taking control of the senate and house entail? (piefed.zip)
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Not american, wanted to know what exactly the dems can now do that they couldn't before. What does this mean for the supreme court, and what does it mean for the next presidential elections?

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[–] 1 point 6 days ago (6 children)

How will they overcome the 60 vote threshold in the Senate with (optimistically) only 55 votes?

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  • [–] 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (5 children)

    Republicans will want to distance themselves from Trump. Dems might be able to sway 5 GOP on moderate issues or they risk losing their seats to more Dems in the next election. The pressure is on now. They need to play ball.

    In two years the election ads: "The senate wanted to give food to school children and this GOP voted no. Vote for Democrat 123."

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

    And if Trump vetos do you think they'll be able to get another 7? The man has nothing to lose at this point.

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  • [–] 8 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    You have to remember that Trump is not actually that ideologically aligned with the Republican party and has no loyalty to anyone but himself. If they can convince him that progressive legislation makes him look good, he'll happily sign it and crow about how it was his idea in the first place.

    Trump wants to be on the winning side, the Republicans losing means that he'll throw them under the bus to save his ego. You can see this in the way he's already shit-talking the candidates he campaigned for now that they've lost.

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