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onecaliberal

(36,594 posts) Wed Dec 13, 2017, 12:16 AM Dec 2017

Trump doesnt know Senate terms are 6 years in duration.

Tweets republicans will have another shot at the seat very soon.

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Trump doesnt know Senate terms are 6 years in duration. (Original Post) onecaliberal Dec 2017 OP

In Trump's math, 3 years is a short period of time Pachamama Dec 2017 #1

This was a special election, another election will be held in 2020. bearsfootball516 Dec 2017 #2

Plus McConnell will refuse to seat Jones for three years so voters can weigh in. Midnight Writer Dec 2017 #6

What!! he didn't refer to Jones WIN as fake news??? riversedge Dec 2017 #3

This seat will be up again in 2020. roamer65 Dec 2017 #4

Sessions' seat. Turns over in 2020. CincyDem Dec 2017 #5

Pachamama

(17,565 posts)

1. In Trump's math, 3 years is a short period of time

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Wed Dec 13, 2017, 12:17 AM

Dec 2017

It may be half the time of a 6 year term....but its still 3 years...that is not a short period of time...

bearsfootball516

(6,732 posts)

2. This was a special election, another election will be held in 2020.

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Wed Dec 13, 2017, 12:17 AM

Dec 2017

Midnight Writer

(25,752 posts)

6. Plus McConnell will refuse to seat Jones for three years so voters can weigh in.

Reply to bearsfootball516 (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 13, 2017, 12:22 AM

Dec 2017

riversedge

(81,549 posts)

3. What!! he didn't refer to Jones WIN as fake news???

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Wed Dec 13, 2017, 12:18 AM

Dec 2017

roamer65

(37,974 posts)

4. This seat will be up again in 2020.

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Wed Dec 13, 2017, 12:18 AM

Dec 2017

Usually a special election fills the seat for the remainder of the six year term.

3 years will get us to the 2020 presidential election and a great Dem candidate to win it and help re-elect Doug Jones.

CincyDem

(7,412 posts)

5. Sessions' seat. Turns over in 2020.

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Wed Dec 13, 2017, 12:18 AM

Dec 2017

Senate seats are set in Classes I, II, and III.

Class I goes to the voters in 2018
Class II in 2020
Class III just went in 2016 and again in 2022.

Sessions (and then Strange) are in Class II.

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