Do Dems get a "working majority"?

[ProgressiveModerate]

I think 51 is what they'll get. I'll personally be happy with 50, though 51 is my ideal number. I think it's important to have a check on Biden through Sinema and Manchin, though not a check that relies on McConnel literally blocking everything.

Something like this would be nice:

[ProgressiveModerate]

I see us getting 50 seats.

I also see Manchin (assuming he wants to run again in 2024) voting to keep McConnell as Majority Leader.

That's not how it works.

[ProgressiveModerate]

I see us getting 50 seats.

I also see Manchin (assuming he wants to run again in 2024) voting to keep McConnell as Majority Leader.

Manchin isn't running again, and even if he is, he voted to remove Trump from office during impeachment, so there's no way he would switch to caucusing with the GOP.

Mitt Romney also voted to remove Trump from office, if I remember correctly...

Manchin is endorsing Biden, and appears to be opposing ACB. He's not the most reliable Democrat but he's still a Democrat. This is as crazy as people who say Murkowski will start caucusing with Ds or Romney will become a swing-senator in a Biden administration

[ProgressiveModerate]

This is prolly the best Biden can hope for.