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Fiendish Thingy

(24,053 posts) Thu Jul 23, 2020, 08:45 PM Jul 2020

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Cook political report says Dems favored to pick up 5-7 seats in Senate!

Plus an additional 20 seats in the house!

https://apple.news/AQOmqxF5MRzSr7-vea3fZ8w

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Cook political report says Dems favored to pick up 5-7 seats in Senate! (Original Post) Fiendish Thingy Jul 2020 OP

We need to seize control and eliminate filibuster SoonerPride Jul 2020 #1

Two new states? alwaysinasnit Jul 2020 #3

YES. Both DC and Puerto Riico need statehood SoonerPride Jul 2020 #9

100% Maven Jul 2020 #4

And prosecute all Trump administration crimes! Nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 2020 #5

and Abolish the Electoral College!! onetexan Jul 2020 #7

Passing an amendment to the constitution would require a much larger majority than we'd have. n/t pnwmom Jul 2020 #8

That seems too good to be true, but holy crap I'll take it!!!! Bleacher Creature Jul 2020 #2

Wow!!! Charlie Cook Has A Reputation for Being Conservative With his Projections. Indykatie Jul 2020 #6

This could snowball Johnny2X2X Jul 2020 #10

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)

1. We need to seize control and eliminate filibuster

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 08:47 PM

Jul 2020

Ram though house changes

Expand Medicare
Expand scotus to 13 seats
Add two new states

alwaysinasnit

(5,643 posts)

3. Two new states?

Reply to SoonerPride (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 08:59 PM

Jul 2020

Are you thinking D.C. and Puerto Rico?

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)

9. YES. Both DC and Puerto Riico need statehood

Reply to alwaysinasnit (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 24, 2020, 09:37 AM

Jul 2020

Maven

(10,533 posts)

4. 100%

Reply to SoonerPride (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 09:28 PM

Jul 2020

No more tyranny of the minority.

Fiendish Thingy

(24,053 posts)

5. And prosecute all Trump administration crimes! Nt

Reply to SoonerPride (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 09:32 PM

Jul 2020

onetexan

(13,913 posts)

7. and Abolish the Electoral College!!

Reply to SoonerPride (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 10:14 PM

Jul 2020

pnwmom

(110,324 posts)

8. Passing an amendment to the constitution would require a much larger majority than we'd have. n/t

Reply to onetexan (Reply #7)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 10:21 PM

Jul 2020

Bleacher Creature

(11,504 posts)

2. That seems too good to be true, but holy crap I'll take it!!!!

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 08:54 PM

Jul 2020

Indykatie

(3,871 posts)

6. Wow!!! Charlie Cook Has A Reputation for Being Conservative With his Projections.

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 10:13 PM

Jul 2020

I was thinking in the 4-5 range for Senate pick ups and the loss of Jones' seat in Alabama.

Johnny2X2X

(24,434 posts)

10. This could snowball

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Original post)

Fri Jul 24, 2020, 10:18 AM

Jul 2020

Here's where the races are at... It's all Coronavirus for the next 2 months at least. To have a chance they needed to have Covid-19 under control so they could turn their campaigns into dog fights. Best case scenario for them is to have the month of October to really campaign now.

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