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Cindy Holscher wins Kansas governor's mansion, keeping it in Democrats' hands (thehill.com)
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[–] 32 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (9 children)

I gotta say, all these gubernatorial wins are arguably more important than the Senate majority.

Like, what's 54 D Senators going to change in the next two years, exactly?

But we're looking at upwards of 30 Democrats in governors' mansions starting in January. They've got far more control over everything from education to policing to health care than any number of Chuck Schumer led blowhards.

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  • [–] 23 points 10 hours ago (5 children)

    True Democratic control of states means gutting the Electoral College is on the table.

    Second to that, Democrats can actually gut the filibuster now with a simple-majority vote, now that a one-off traitor Sinema-like defector can't block it.

    This will force Trump to veto, oh say, Medicare For All.

    Some real power is there. Whether Democrats use it is another story...

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  • [–] 5 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

    I’m just happy PA finally has a democratic Congress so we can legalize weed

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  • [–] 2 points 8 hours ago (1 child)

    Good luck, friend!

    I think Texas is going to do the same, and when that happens Democrats need to repeat the fact that blue states were the trailblazers of legalization.

    People still don't grasp how big of a deal that has been, and a clear win for Democrats.

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  • [–] 1 point 23 minutes ago*

    Gutting the fillabuster is a terrible idea. They don't control the presidency so whatever they pass will recieve a veto. I understand that it would force Trump to do it, but I just don't think it will resonate in a way that will change anything

    Then if Republicans regain control somehow there's no fillabuster to slow them down like there has been.

    The time to remove the fillabuster would be if they reclaim the presidency and hold the house/senate. Then they could ram through popular reform that should prevent Republicans from winning next cycle, but removing the fillabuster now is a huge risk with a small chance of reward. People just don't see failing to pass a bill as success, unfortunately too many voters only respond on what they feel at home. Not what politicians tried to do. It's shortsighted, but that's the reality

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  • [–] 4 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

    I'm confident Republican rats fleeing the ship will vote with Democrats to save their own asses.

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    • [–] 2 points 3 hours ago

    Unfortunately, the Kansas legislature is still controlled by republicans, including a supermajority in the Senate (which from what I could find only had one seat up this year--not sure how that works) BUT they no longer hold a supermajority in the House, where Dems flipped 20 seats!

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