If Republicans pick up the senate, what would actually happen?

[Orser67]

Trade agreements (TTP and possibly a transatlantic deal), cuts in discretionary spending, and judges (Obama will probably nominate some compromise picks) are the three big ones. Keystone also could get approved but I don't consider that to be particularly important.

Maybe the GOP will take another crack at immigration, but I doubt it. Some kind of tax reform is the other possibility, but again, I doubt it. I think they'll continue their strategy of trying to make Obama look bad in hopes that he'll be a weight on his party much as Bush was in 2008. So they'll try to make Obama veto popular bills and conduct investigations. And of course there's the possibility of a government shut-down if leadership gives in to the far right.