I think the problem is going to be that they won't let us govern

[CanonRay]

They don't want to govern when they are in power, and when we are they block everything. Personally, I think it will be even worse this time around than it was with Obama.

Executive orders can only go so far.

[Phoenix61]

2. I think it will be different.

Joe saw what happened when Obama tried to play nice. We are in the middle of a pandemic and it shouldn’t be difficult to squeeze the turtle and make it all his fault when legislation to help the country does on the turtle’s desk.

[DLCWIdem]

3. My fear also. Please Georgia vote those 2 senators in

We need to mobilize in Georgia for those senate seats. My sister has not given up hope for Cunningham in NC.

[KPN]

4. THIS

[cilla4progress]

5. Of course they won't.

We will have to outwit them.

I disagree about it being harder. Biden has longstanding relationships in Congress he can call upon. I imagine some of them want to break the fever too! Will obstruction be their only legacy?

I think there was a sense with Obama that he cut the line. We were ready for him - but the old white male establishment that is the Senate was not, had no vision, thus would not work with him.

[Wounded Bear]

6. Dems govern, Repubs rule...

so yeah, if Moscow Mitch is still running the Senate, I expect nothing different.

[onecaliberal]

7. Nope we need to ram it down their throat.

[Cracklin Charlie]

8. Best part...

They don’t get to decide.

We do what we do, and they can eff right off.

[AkFemDem]

9. Don't underestimate the value of political capital

Joe has a lot of very long relationships on the red side of the aisle, and many of those relationships are positive in nature.

Democrats won’t get free reign, but I do think he will have less resistance than Obama.

[Happy Hoosier]

10. Trump abused the hell outta EO's.

And tied it up in courts forever.

We can do that too.

Politics ain't beanbag.

[Demsrule86]

11. We may win in Georgia and also an Alaska senate seat is a real possibility..

so we could still get the Senate...but the Senate map for 2022 is dismal for the GOP. Richard Burr, Ron Johnson and Pat Toomey are retiring. Thus, McConnell will not have such an easy time enforcing complete gridlock.

[jayfish]

12. Then We Have To Use The Powers Ceded to The Executive...

by the republicans over the last four years. That means copious use of Executive orders. That means direct control of the Attorney General and DOJ. That means not showing up to Senate sideshow "hearings". To not do so would be to unilaterally disarm.

[Hoyt]

13. As far as I am concerned, we are infinitely better off than we were with trump and GOPer Senate.

As an example of what can happen:

If the Supreme Court sinks ACA -- and I'm not convinced they will -- the House and President can present a health care plan to the Senate. It will likely take some compromise on our part, but something will get enacted. There will be a couple of GOPer Senators who -- like McCain -- knows it's the right thing to do and understand the consequences in 2022.

Plus, there's a better chance we'll all be alive in 2022 with Biden Admin managing CV19 response.

[Sogo]

14. Not if we win the two Senate runoffs in GA.

Keep your eyes on the prize!