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[–] 43 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Man, literally day one after the election, which probably didn't go the way you predicted, and already with the prognostications of doom.

It's ok to be happy for a little while.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 days ago (3 children)

    Or...... I'm relieved that the dems won, but I looked at the numbers of the actual results.

    https://apps.npr.org/2026-election-results/senate.html

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

    Actually as it stands with Sanders caucusing with Democrats, then they can afford to lose Fetterman plus one rotating "objection of conscience" position for bills they want passed, like Turek for example, if he's trying to take a bigoted stance on trans people once in a while. MS and AK will be bonus pickups.

    I honestly think Turek won't object on Medicare bill even if it implicitly includes help for trans people, unless pressed. Similar to how Republicans rotated between Rand, Murkowski and Collins to sometimes object to a bill just for show.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Both independents caucus with the Democrats. Angus King is the other one. The Democrats have an effective 54 seats, with 2 more possible pickups.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago

    Sanders tends to be more reliable with bills that push the envelope to progressive policies, but yeah there's plenty of leeway regardless. I only worry about the leader and whips of both houses, whether Schumer especially is going to slow walk any form of progress or if the progressive wing can end-run around the manufactured consent to lethargic politics that Schumer seems most comfortable with.

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