NC-SEN, 2022: The Beasley Resurrection?

[Progressive Pessimist]

Don't get your hopes up. This seat would be lean R at best for Democrats even with her.

[Progressive Pessimist]

Jackson is probably the best chance we have, but I still wonder if running for this seat in a possible Republican year instead of against Tillis in 2020 is the right move for him. It might actually be a wash.

[Progressive Pessimist]

Jackson is probably the best chance we have, but I still wonder if running for this seat in a possible Republican year instead of against Tillis in 2020 is the right move for him. It might actually be a wash.

Should Democrats just throw in the towel on any remotely competitive race next year?

Of course not. I just believe that it will take a lot to overcome the likely national environment.

[Progressive Pessimist]

I hope Lara Trump doesn't end up running. If a more generic Republican than her wins instead, as is near-inevitable, the disappointment won't be quite as overbearing.

[Progressive Pessimist]

Well that’s disappointing. I know we’re not exactly going to get the most progressive person coming out of North Carolina, but opposition to the filibuster should be a litmus test for Senate Democrats moving forward. She’s run a very dry campaign and hasn’t really outlined a platform at all. So to see her go to bat for the filibuster is just bizarre.

It's yet more evidence as to why I am confident that we will never get a new voting rights bill, court packing, DC/Puerto Rico statehood, etc.

I mean, we still need every Democrat we can get in the Senate. But if this is how she intends to legislate if elected, she might as well just be Manchin's replacement as a constant headache for the Democratic agenda, even at it's least ambitious.