• Asafum@feddit.nl
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    19 days ago

    “A little over two weeks left, and people are losing their freakin’ minds. And I get it: We have a lot more to lose than they do. If we win, their lives will improve (whether they want to admit it or not). If they win, we’ll lose our rights.”

    Unfortunately it’s kinda “worse” than this even…

    If we win we still almost certainly lose the Senate, so nothing happens. Because nothing happens and Faux news keeps The Base in a frothing rage, they keep/regain the house in 2026. No improvement or anything happens for the entirety of the 4 year term. If they win they win the trifecta and get their entire wishlist… :(

    I hate how “easy” their job is. Stall Democrats plan, they win. Win the trifecta and help billionaires more they win…

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      It’s not at all certain we lose the senate. There’s actually a real chance we win. If we flip Texas senate (super close) or Florida senate (fairly close) or squeek by in Montana, we can keep the senate

      Alternatively, we could also get a 49-50-1 senate if union-leader indepdent Dan Osborn flips Nebraska which polling suggests he is really got a chance to do. It’s gone from a close race to a close race with osborn up slightly

      Recently leaked republican GOP senate internals suggest republicans are much more worried about it than they are publicly letting on

      https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/13/senate-republican-poll-memo-00183570