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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Battle for the Senate
Winning back the chamber is just as important as retaking the White House. But can Democrats wrest control from the GOP?The fight to dislodge Donald Trump from the presidency has sparked unprecedented interest in the 2020 Democratic primary, drawing dozens of candidates, including no fewer than seven sitting senators. But the fight to wrest the Senate from Republican control and oust Mitch McConnell as majority leader is arguably just as important. Take it from Amy McGrath, the former Marine fighter pilot aiming to win McConnells Kentucky Senate seat, who sees curbing McConnells power as essential to healing our republic. Hes the epitome of Washington dysfunction, everything we hate about politics, she says. You cannot drain the swamp until you get rid of Mitch McConnell.
The stakes could hardly be higher. Unless Democrats flip the Senate, the grand plans of the presidential candidates are dead on arrival. Capturing the chamber is just as crucial if Trump is re-elected; it would give Democrats control of the legislative agenda, budget, and judicial confirmations, ending McConnells reign as Trumps rubber stamp. Im not sure McConnell sees the Congress anymore as an independent branch of government, says Sen. Doug Jones, an Alabama Democrat, but simply to be there for the president.
Republicans currently hold a three-seat edge in the Senate, 53 to 47. At first glance, the 2020 electoral map looks favorable to Democrats. Republicans must defend 23 seats to the Democrats 12. But the terrain is challenging: 20 of the GOP incumbents hail from states Trump carried in 2016.
Still, nonpartisan analysts like Democratic chances. The Senates in play, says Nathan Gonzales, editor of Inside Elections, which handicaps federal races. Democrats have enough takeover opportunities to get there without having to win everything on the table.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/2020-election-will-democrats-win-back-senate-914873/
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The Battle for the Senate (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Nov 2019
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CrispyQ
(36,413 posts)1. My campaign contributions & volunteer time will go to ousting Cory Gardner.
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(43,057 posts)2. kick for visibility