Another way to win the Senate

[pfitz59]

Biden says he wants to include Repugs in his Admin. I say he publicly offer positions to GOP Senators from "Blue States". Two outcomes: 1) the Senator accepts and the Dem Governor appoints a Dem Senator 2) Senator rejects the offer and Biden has ammunition (I tried to reach across party lines, but so and so refused.) Win win for us.

[Sogo]

1. I like that idea!

[Zoonart]

2. A brilliant idea for a myriad of reasons.

[Beachnutt]

3. Or prosecute one of them for lying under oath, or insider trading

[randr]

4. Excellent proposal

We need a list of Repub Senators up for reelection from States that Biden won.
Without Trump and minions they are helpless

[soothsayer]

5. Pretty neat

[Tanuki]

6. Or Moscow Mule McConnell could just f'ing die and have Gov. Beshear replace him.

But I also like your idea!

[unblock]

9. there would certainly be some poetic justice if we "filled that seat!" and flipped the senate

[llmart]

10. I like that idea best.

The way he's been looking and acting lately, we just may get our wish!

[shanti]

14. He won't retire

while there's a Dem governor in KY. Like Feinstein, he'd rather just keel over.

[LisaL]

23. But he can't control when he dies.

He is looking very purple these days.

[Yavin4]

17. Death won't stop McConnell from leading the Senate. n/t

[Liberty Belle]

7. Make it temptating - ambassador to some tropical paradise island nation.

Especially for a Rep from a cold-weather state, sick of working in a contentious Senate, that might sound pretty good.

[wryter2000]

8. Oooh

Like it

[LuvNewcastle]

11. Try to talk a couple of them into defecting.

Politicians do that sometimes, although it's been quite a while. Joe's among the best at working with the other side; see if he can use his powers of persuasion to get a couple of GOPers to switch parties. Some of them are sick of the Trump influence in their party. Maybe with some small favors and accommodations we can get a couple to become Democrats. It's worth a shot.

[StTimofEdenRoc]

12. +2 from Porto Rico state hood,+2 from Washing to DC Statehood

[jcgoldie]

13. Theres no statehood in either of those places...

...unless you first hold the senate and 2nd kill the filibuster.

[StTimofEdenRoc]

15. Ron Johnson ambassador to Moscow

Then wen he gets their fire him.

[tritsofme]

16. It's a fun idea, but no GOP senator would join the Biden administration

especially if it resulted in a Democratic Senate majority.

[atse]

18. I posted about this already

Re: Susan Collins.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214440816

I looked it up, and she's in a state with a Dem governor. Furthermore, it appears to be the kind where the governor is NOT required to pick a replaced from the same party as the departing person!

As a relative moderate, it's more likely Biden would offer her something, and more likely she'd take it. Though I would still guess long odds.

But unless Warnock wins the Georgia runoff, that would still leave Dems down one in the Senate.

[anamnua]

19. Machiavelli would have approved. NT.

[Silent3]

20. Can Bloomberg buy us a Republican Senator?

I mean, he's been good about using his money to help out so far!

[Tribetime]

21. Jeff Gallooly Susan.....JK

[AmericanCanuck]

22. Great idea ... but such senators are all deplorables

You wouldn't want a Ron Johnson or Tillis in your cabinet do you?