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BigmanPigman

(51,554 posts) Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:38 PM Nov 2020

If Dems pick up one more Senate seat (48/48 tie)

who chooses the Majority Leader? If Dems are at 47 and there are two Independents that lean Dem. and Harris is the Dem tie breaker does that give us a Dem majority? Harris will likely be replaced by a Dem CA.
Can the two Independ Senators switch to the Dem party to give Dems the Senate Majority?

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If Dems pick up one more Senate seat (48/48 tie) (Original Post) BigmanPigman Nov 2020 OP

Come On LovingA2andMI Nov 2020 #1

the independents are included in the 47 jcgoldie Nov 2020 #2

Damn!!! BigmanPigman Nov 2020 #5

Or One in GA and one on NC Polybius Nov 2020 #13

Senate rso Nov 2020 #3

If dems + Indpendants 49. Republicans 51 so the republicans would Tatertot Nov 2020 #4

I love the way you think. Thanks. ancianita Nov 2020 #6

the 48 for Democrats includes the two independents Orangepeel Nov 2020 #7

Damn! BigmanPigman Nov 2020 #8

If Sen. Ron Johnson can investigate former V.P. Biden, then NCjack Nov 2020 #9

That has cheered me up... BigmanPigman Nov 2020 #10

The Kentucky governor is Bashear who is democratic right? Midnightwalk Nov 2020 #11

Oh, my! I bet Moscow Mitch has some rich dirt associated with his NCjack Nov 2020 #12

LovingA2andMI

(7,006 posts)

1. Come On

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:39 PM

Nov 2020

OSSOFF in GEORGIA!!

jcgoldie

(11,608 posts)

2. the independents are included in the 47

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:40 PM

Nov 2020

The only way we get to 50 is to sweep 2 seats in GA runoffs in Jan.

BigmanPigman

(51,554 posts)

5. Damn!!!

Reply to jcgoldie (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:41 PM

Nov 2020

Thanks for the info!

Polybius

(15,319 posts)

13. Or One in GA and one on NC

Reply to jcgoldie (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 11:21 PM

Nov 2020

Nobody is talking about it, but it hasn't been called.

rso

(2,267 posts)

3. Senate

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:41 PM

Nov 2020

The two independents, King and Sanders, already caucus with the democrats, are are counted as democrats numerically.

Tatertot

(94 posts)

4. If dems + Indpendants 49. Republicans 51 so the republicans would

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:41 PM

Nov 2020

ancianita

(35,915 posts)

6. I love the way you think. Thanks.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:43 PM

Nov 2020

I can't hope that any Democratic money is spent along the lines you think of, though.

Why didn't the party spend more in battlegrounds? I don't know that they didn't, but it seems that way. Was it covid? Republican aggression? A blindspot?

Orangepeel

(13,933 posts)

7. the 48 for Democrats includes the two independents

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:44 PM

Nov 2020

The four that are left are NC (Tillis is ahead but Cunningham hasn't conceded), Alaska (R is far ahead), and the two races in Georgia. One (Warnock) will definitely go to a runoff. The other (Ossoff) could go to a runoff if Perdue drops below 50% (NY Ties has him at 50.2)

(it is 48 for Dems since the race was just called for Peters in Michigan)

BigmanPigman

(51,554 posts)

8. Damn!

Reply to Orangepeel (Reply #7)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:48 PM

Nov 2020

NCjack

(10,279 posts)

9. If Sen. Ron Johnson can investigate former V.P. Biden, then

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:50 PM

Nov 2020

Pres. Biden's DOJ AG can investigate rich dirt being hidden by GOP senators, who have DEM governors who would flip the seats. I know that sounds mean, but it is legal. Think of McConnell's acts as models.