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Dems have 46 Senate seats, GOP has 48 (Original Post) BigmanPigman Nov 2020 OP
No elleng Nov 2020 #1
47 now. Peters won. stopbush Nov 2020 #2
Doesn't Peters in MI give them 47 so far? OregonBlue Nov 2020 #3
Yes, I believe so relayerbob Nov 2020 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author IrishEyes Nov 2020 #18
Yes. dixiechiken1 Nov 2020 #5
Dems have 47 now. milestogo Nov 2020 #6
That is what I was hoping to hear...Harris will be the deciding vote BigmanPigman Nov 2020 #8
Is there still a chance for us to get the Senate? musicblind Nov 2020 #7
You have to somehow pull out two wins from Cunningham in NC which is unlikely, Claustrum Nov 2020 #13
I see no path for us to take the Senate. KentuckyWoman Nov 2020 #9
Run offs n/t malaise Nov 2020 #11
I hope so. I really do. KentuckyWoman Nov 2020 #12
We got our wish malaise Nov 2020 #15
Well hot diggity. KentuckyWoman Nov 2020 #17
Good to know VP Kamala Harris will be the tiebreaker vote should it ever come to that Budi Nov 2020 #10
We have 48 total with those two qazplm135 Nov 2020 #14
If we can get it to 49 with two from Georgia.. ananda Nov 2020 #16

Response to OregonBlue (Reply #3)

dixiechiken1

(2,113 posts)
5. Yes.
Wed Nov 4, 2020, 09:40 PM
Nov 2020

Georgia's 2 Senate seats not yet decided. Looks like both might go to run-off(s).

Edit: Sorry, I'm wrong. As others have said, Peters in MI makes it 47 Dems.

BigmanPigman

(51,584 posts)
8. That is what I was hoping to hear...Harris will be the deciding vote
Wed Nov 4, 2020, 09:45 PM
Nov 2020

if Joe wins.

I wonder who we will lose in the Senate if some of the Dems are put on Biden's cabinet.

Claustrum

(4,845 posts)
13. You have to somehow pull out two wins from Cunningham in NC which is unlikely,
Wed Nov 4, 2020, 09:49 PM
Nov 2020

Or the 2 GA runoffs (Ossoff one isn't sure to go runoff yet). To be honest, I see little to no chance to do it. Our better chances were Collins, Cunningham and Urnst seats and none of them materialized.

KentuckyWoman

(6,679 posts)
9. I see no path for us to take the Senate.
Wed Nov 4, 2020, 09:46 PM
Nov 2020

I hope I'm wrong, but if we get Biden, I can handle it. Sure, legislation and judicial picks go nowhere. But the slip into dictatorship is averted. That's my biggest issue on this one.

qazplm135

(7,447 posts)
14. We have 48 total with those two
Wed Nov 4, 2020, 09:58 PM
Nov 2020

We always needed three net given the loss in Alabama if we won the WH.

We are at net 1 right now, so we need two more, NC probably isn't happening so basically we need Ossof to get to a runoff and then win both runoffs.

A heady challenge.

ananda

(28,858 posts)
16. If we can get it to 49 with two from Georgia..
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 11:46 AM
Nov 2020

the Independents will vote with us.

McConnell won't be able to just ram anything through.

Right?

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