2016 Postmortem

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Wed Oct 12, 2016, 04:24 PM Oct 2016

Democrats on the Senate: We got this

Democrats on the Senate: We got this
By Alexander Bolton - 10/12/16 06:00 AM EDT

Democrats are now extremely confident they will capture control of the Senate next month in the wake of Donald Trump’s drop in the polls and an intensifying civil war in the Republican Party.

Winning the majority is a given, Democratic officials told The Hill, adding that signs point to a pickup of seven seats and possibly more on Election Day.

To win control of the Senate, Democrats need to pick up four seats on Nov. 8, or five if Trump wins the White House.

But they say the billionaire businessman has no chance of becoming commander in chief and that his bombshell comments about groping women have tilted races around the country.

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/300525-democrats-on-the-senate-we-got-this

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Democrats on the Senate: We got this (Original Post) workinclasszero Oct 2016 OP

Yep vadermike Oct 2016 #1

I hope so. It is extremely close in Wisconsin betwwen Russ and Johnson still_one Oct 2016 #2

That means we got the SCOTUS too upaloopa Oct 2016 #3

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! workinclasszero Oct 2016 #4

they've lost nothing. unblock Oct 2016 #5

OK workinclasszero Oct 2016 #6

Perhaps Ruth Bader Ginsburg will use the opportunity to retire ? OnDoutside Oct 2016 #7

That could be workinclasszero Oct 2016 #8

A 35 yr old African American Lesbian Atheist Marxist would do nicely ;) OnDoutside Oct 2016 #9

LOL workinclasszero Oct 2016 #10

They'd probably spontaneously combust ! OnDoutside Oct 2016 #11

Yes, probably. Lol. Since confidence that SCOTUS Hortensis Oct 2016 #13

We can dream. Iggo Oct 2016 #12

vadermike

(1,421 posts)

1. Yep

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 04:28 PM

Oct 2016

We will GOTV to make it happen !
By the way we are now leading the NV senate race by 4 points !

still_one

(98,883 posts)

2. I hope so. It is extremely close in Wisconsin betwwen Russ and Johnson

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 04:29 PM

Oct 2016

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)

3. That means we got the SCOTUS too

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 04:31 PM

Oct 2016

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

4. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Reply to upaloopa (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 04:39 PM

Oct 2016

I bet those asshole republicans that have held up President Obama's nominee all this time are kicking themselves right about now!!!

unblock

(56,260 posts)

5. they've lost nothing.

Reply to workinclasszero (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 04:52 PM

Oct 2016

they can still confirm garland during the lame duck session.

unless obama withdraws garland's name and either he or hillary nominates someone more liberal.

it would serve the republican leaders right if that happened, but i don't think it will.

it would be very cruel to garland, and i don't think obama would do that.

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

6. OK

Reply to unblock (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 04:55 PM

Oct 2016

Yeah I don't think he will be withdrawn.

Hillary will get her shot at it though.

OnDoutside

(20,868 posts)

7. Perhaps Ruth Bader Ginsburg will use the opportunity to retire ?

Reply to workinclasszero (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 05:38 PM

Oct 2016

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

8. That could be

Reply to OnDoutside (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 05:40 PM

Oct 2016

OnDoutside

(20,868 posts)

9. A 35 yr old African American Lesbian Atheist Marxist would do nicely ;)

Reply to workinclasszero (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 05:43 PM

Oct 2016

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

10. LOL

Reply to OnDoutside (Reply #9)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 05:45 PM

Oct 2016

Can you imagine the reich wing whining?

OnDoutside

(20,868 posts)

11. They'd probably spontaneously combust !

Reply to workinclasszero (Reply #10)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 05:51 PM

Oct 2016

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

13. Yes, probably. Lol. Since confidence that SCOTUS

Reply to OnDoutside (Reply #11)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 07:23 PM

Oct 2016

reflects society--by most people of that society--is critically important, we're unlikely to see too many human torches.

Iggo

(50,050 posts)

12. We can dream.

Reply to OnDoutside (Reply #9)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 05:52 PM

Oct 2016

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