[uspol] i know im sorry guys but also:

Democrat Mark Kelly defeats Republican Martha McSall...

WAIT

DID DEMS TAKE CONTROL OF THE SENATE OR AM I MISUNDERSTANDING

or even is it a 50/50 split because

not yet

Senate and House elections 2020: full results for Co...

i think dems flipped two and rep flipped one it's currently a tie

there was nothing decided for the two senate seats in georgia yet because no one got over 50% of the vote, so they're going to do run-offs in... january?

january 5 iirc

that said, if it's a 50-50 split, for all intents and purposes, it's the dems' senate

oooooooooooooooooooo

fuck yeah

so cross your fingers for georgia

come on georgia let's go 2 for 2

and, you know, donate if you can

if we could get like a supermajority

maybe we can get some shit done

a supermajority won't be possible with our numbers - it's usually defined as 67 senators - but if they remove the filibuster as an option, they'll be able to push through plenty more

there are procedural options for making things go smoother! it's up to congress to put them in place, and god willing, they'll be smart about this

oh yeah because doesn't the VP get the tie breaker vote in 50/50 senate splits?

yep

my b my b not supermajority but like whatever the term is for when 1 party is in control of all 3 things

no problem! lbr, all of this shit runs together at some point

it does man

if we control both the legislature and the executive branch, especially if wwe get serious about not playing softball with rightwingers getting ready to scream about a deficit they increased by billions of dollars, then the possibility of creating some actual new laws is finally in play

that shit is written, the house has passed SO MUCH STUFF that mitch mcconnell let die without ever reaching a vote in the senate, everyone just has to have the stones to make it happen

i don't want to get overly hopeful, but i gotta believe that something's going to come of this election.

there's a ton of left-leaning political vigor right now

here's the org for fighting voter suppression in GA

Home | Fair Fight

people are fucking sick of shit and it's getting more and more attention

Fair Fight is Stacey Abrams' org!

people gonna have to keep pushing dems, pelosi is already blaming the lefter side of the party for the house losses

lmao

it was the less progressive people who lost

but ok

there's an argument to be made that fear of ~scary leftist policy~ made more conservative-leaning democrats not vote, but then that speaks to 1. the need for better messaging in those communities 2. the need for better fucking education funding 3. the need for some kind of leash on conservative media and the alternative reality it peddles

it's completely unreasonable to go "wow, fuck the squad" based on how this election went unless your goal is protecting your own interests over the good of the country