With the relatively same Congress, quit fooling yourself, it is going to be 4Yrs of nothing.

[CK_John]

The only supreme nominee will come from the office of Senator Mitch McConnell unless the DNC start working for down stream offices.

[DebDoo]

1. But a little nothing at a time!

Now that's getting stuff done!

[upaloopa]

2. Just saying, you all could help the cause rather than trashing it.

[Agnosticsherbet]

3. I will take what little a Democratic President can do over Trumpublican wet dreams any day.

I think we have a good shot at retaking the Senate, so a Democratic President will have help.

[CK_John]

6. We need 60 to take the Senate and that is not in the current thinking.

[Agnosticsherbet]

8. No, we need 51 or 50 and a VP to retake the Senate . You need 60 to stop a filibuster.

I expect the next time Republicans try to control everything the filibuster goes away.
With 51, we get to control the agenda in the Senate.

[CK_John]

10. Everything is now a filibuster and 60 has been the norm for about 6yrs.

[Agnosticsherbet]

13. Actually, they change the rules in 2013, and the Republicans have discussed gutting them.

Here's Why Today's Filibuster Rule Change is a Big Deal

House conservatives push McConnell to gut filibuster

So they are not written in stone.

And with control of the Senate, Democrats would gain control of the legislative agenda in the Senate. It is important who is in control.

[SCantiGOP]

4. You have a point

Hopefully having just buried Trump in an electoral landslide, the new POTUS would have some momentum, and the Senate should be very tight if not Dem.

So yes, those races are crucial. The next 4 years will likely set the court's direction for the next 10 years at least, maybe 20.

[redstateblues]

5. Wrong. SCOTUS pick will have generational impact

[CK_John]

7. Just like the current pick...............

[redstateblues]

15. Lots better than Trumps Heritage Foundation's dream picks

[Tarc]

9. Donald Trump will be a cancer to every GOP Rep & Senator

It won't hurt the red staters too badly, but the ones in so-called "purple" states like Kelly Ayotte in NH have to be inwardly screaming at having that jerkwhistle be the standard-bearer this fall.

[CK_John]

11. I wasn't thinking of a Trump government.

[Tarc]

12. "With the relatively same Congress..."

I wasn't either; I am pointing out that the Congress will not be the same. Hillary has a good chance at having a Democratic Senate back, at least.

[CK_John]

16. 98% will return to Congress,

[Tarc]

18. Whatever you need to help you sleep at night

[sadoldgirl]

14. If HRC should win, expect an immediate call

for impeachment from the House ( which will not change
significantly). She probably will survive it, but nothing
absolutely nothing will get done afterwords.

That seems to be the dream of the HRC supporters.

[CK_John]

17. That's why I hope Joe Biden is her VP.