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Claustrum

(5,056 posts)
1. Kind of. But we usually have 2 problematic members from Manchin and Sinema.
Tue Dec 6, 2022, 07:12 PM
Dec 2022

Still though, 51 is always better than 50.

thomski64

(881 posts)
2. Yes, and most importantly..
Tue Dec 6, 2022, 07:13 PM
Dec 2022

..all the committees will have a Dem.
majority! No longer evenly split..

onetexan

(13,913 posts)
8. correct, and no more power sharing as in the past couple years, very advantageous for Dems
Tue Dec 6, 2022, 07:21 PM
Dec 2022

FBaggins

(28,688 posts)
4. Yes and no
Tue Dec 6, 2022, 07:15 PM
Dec 2022

Manchin will have moderately less power… but losing the House means that he won’t need it.

AZSkiffyGeek

(12,744 posts)
6. I kind of expect that Sinema will get a lot less annoying
Tue Dec 6, 2022, 07:15 PM
Dec 2022

Mostly because she won't have the opportunity.

AZSkiffyGeek

(12,744 posts)
5. Supposedly it will remove the blue-slips for judicial nominees
Tue Dec 6, 2022, 07:15 PM
Dec 2022

That's a big win for filling the courts.

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