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Wavelight

(391 posts) Thu Nov 10, 2022, 12:24 PM Nov 2022

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50 senators would be great!

Will be pushing for Warnock regardless, but hoping runoff is not necessary.

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50 senators would be great! (Original Post) Wavelight Nov 2022 OP

50 would be just fine. gab13by13 Nov 2022 #1

It would be sweet to up our lead by 1 coming out the election, for many reasons Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2022 #2

50 senators would be survival. Sneederbunk Nov 2022 #3

51 would be better for a host of reasons genxlib Nov 2022 #4

Still not convinced Walker would even show up louis-t Nov 2022 #5

gab13by13

(21,376 posts)

1. 50 would be just fine.

Reply to Wavelight (Original post)

Thu Nov 10, 2022, 12:27 PM

Nov 2022

There are 3 dozen openings for federal judges, let's roll up our sleeves.

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)

2. It would be sweet to up our lead by 1 coming out the election, for many reasons

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 10, 2022, 12:32 PM

Nov 2022

Not the least of which being ... Warnock is 1000x better than Walker.

Also, a little less power each for Sinema and Manchin.

And IQ45 would lose his mind even more. Esp. cause I bet he was talked into backing Walker. He'd not have chosen a black dude ... on his own, pretty convinced of that.

Sneederbunk

(14,296 posts)

3. 50 senators would be survival.

Reply to Wavelight (Original post)

Thu Nov 10, 2022, 12:33 PM

Nov 2022

genxlib

(5,528 posts)

4. 51 would be better for a host of reasons

Reply to Wavelight (Original post)

Thu Nov 10, 2022, 12:40 PM

Nov 2022

Lowers the bar for holding serve in 2024, 2026 and even helps with an incumbent race in 2028

Lowers reliant on Sinema and Manchin

Hedges against a Ted Kennedy style disaster

Avoids 6 years of Walker

But I don't want to get greedy...

louis-t

(23,296 posts)

5. Still not convinced Walker would even show up

Reply to Wavelight (Original post)

Thu Nov 10, 2022, 12:49 PM

Nov 2022

to work. He might hold press conferences, but that's about it. I don't think he has any work ethic left.

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