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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
Sat Jan 20, 2018, 08:33 PM Jan 2018

2018 US Senate Election- if there is a special election in AZ(McCain-R) and MS(Cochran-R).

Republican Victories are going to be limited to
MS(Wicker-R),NE(Fischer-R),UT(Romney-R),and WY(Barrasso-R).
Democrats will hold onto every vulnerable Democratic held US Senate seat up in 2018 and pick up
AZ(Sinema-D)
AZ(Kelly-D)
MS(Presley-D)
NV(Rosen-D)
TN(Bredesen-D)
TX(O'Rourke-D)
55D US Senators in 2019.

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2018 US Senate Election- if there is a special election in AZ(McCain-R) and MS(Cochran-R). (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Jan 2018 OP
All 55 democratic senators can do is to block Trump nominees from being installed. no_hypocrisy Jan 2018 #1
Even if that's "all" they do that's extremely important Bradshaw3 Jan 2018 #2

no_hypocrisy

(46,080 posts)
1. All 55 democratic senators can do is to block Trump nominees from being installed.
Sat Jan 20, 2018, 08:36 PM
Jan 2018

And without 60 democratic votes in the Senate, you can bet the Republicans in the minority will return to blocking any legislation proposed by democratic leadership. It's a good start though towards 2020.

Bradshaw3

(7,510 posts)
2. Even if that's "all" they do that's extremely important
Sat Jan 20, 2018, 08:41 PM
Jan 2018

When it comes to judges including the Supreme Court.And I think you will find they can do a lot more than that.

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