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In reply to the discussion: I want us to retain control of the Senate...but what [View all]Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)36. No, sorry, JP...just trying to understand exactly where
things would be the worst if they won...given Obama's veto power. I want us to win more than anything !
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Why do we need control of the Senate? Because of the Court, of course, of course . . .
Journeyman
Oct 2014
#1
Confirmations don't go through the House and 60 votes for cloture is a problem in the Senate on
merrily
Oct 2014
#5
Of course, some Dems would cave. Maybe starting with Hillary, if she becomes President.
merrily
Oct 2014
#6
They would control Congress, both houses, and could defund many, many federal programs as leverage.
geek tragedy
Oct 2014
#15
This is the dilemma since the New Deal Coalition ended and since Democrats lost the Solid South.
merrily
Oct 2014
#7
total bullshit. Why did this morph into I don't want us to win. Geez
Laura PourMeADrink
Oct 2014
#35
Welp one step closer to the visual display of the use of private prison round up.
lonestarnot
Oct 2014
#17
Or it could be seen as a remarkable amount of room to move, plenty of vetos on that table
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2014
#32
Even if we had 60 Solid Liberals in the Senate it still would not be enough of a majority
Youdontwantthetruth
Oct 2014
#31
If you're an environmental non-profit looking at witch hunts led by James Inhofe's EPA
BeyondGeography
Oct 2014
#33