Biden probably wins... but it looks like SCOTUS is gone

[FBaggins]

We might get to 50/50 in the Senate with Harris breaking the tie, but that won't be enough to kill the filibuster - let alone pass a court-adjusting bill in both houses.

[gracemcdonald]

1. Kill the filibuster

[AlexSFCA]

2. why can't we kill filibuster with 50 votes + VP?

[jcgoldie]

10. I think the assumption is someone like Manchin could wreck it

[Statistical]

11. In theory you can but even a single defection and you fail.

[FBaggins]

12. Almost certainly not

There isn't unanimity in the caucus in the Senate. We might not even have a large enough majority in the House to pass a "court-packing" bill.

[Hoyt]

3. I'll take it.

[FBaggins]

15. Over the alternative? Oh yeah.

No question.

[tman]

4. 2022 is looking good for Democrats

[TwilightZone]

5. If not, start working on 2022.

That cycle starts this week.

[Polybius]

16. Oh sure

Two years of right-wing Supreme Court decisions.

[TwilightZone]

19. Gotta start somewhere

What do you suggest if we don't win the Senate? Our only option is to deal with it as best we can and ensure that we gain seats in 2022.

[Polybius]

20. I'm sorry

I didn't mean to snap I'm just upset and tipsy. You are right.

[dalton99a]

22. +1

[standingtall]

6. If Biden wins this thing he better start campaigning on Jan 21 2021

for 2022 and 2024, because he is going to have to get back the Senate to do anything.

[joshcryer]

7. We won't get to 50/50.

[FBaggins]

18. Doesn't look like it

But it could still happen.

[Demovictory9]

8. But with WH we stop the nominating of handmaiden rapist judges

[SoCalNative]

9. We need to start looking ahead to 2022

we might have to sit tight for a couple of years but it's not out of reach

[brewens]

13. Maybe Biden does well enough as President cleaning up after Trump to really make

the 2022 mid-terms go in our favor. I hope everyone learned from not turning out for Obama in 2010.

[still_one]

14. If we are fortunate to win, it will depend how many republican senate seats we can gain

in 2022

[FBaggins]

17. True - But hopefully we're talking about a Biden presidency.

That first midterm is dangerous.

[TheRealNorth]

21. Yeah

With Tillis looking like he is going to beat Cunningham, and Susan Collins leading thus far....

It's looking like Trump is outperforming the polling again. The thing that perhaps intrigues me most is that Trump is expanding his lead even more in some of these rural areas, even as he has lost a little ground in the suburban areas. I really do hope the Democratic Party is considering ballot security as a potential area for election fraud in these rural areas. Where you have Sheriff's Departments run by 3%rs in some of these areas, its something I worry about.