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Jeebo

(2,532 posts) Fri Dec 9, 2022, 01:29 PM Dec 2022

It's not 51-49, it's 49-48-3. [View all]

There will be 49 Republicans, 48 Democrats and three independents (Sinema, Bernie, Angus King). So who's going to be in the majority in the Senate?

-- Ron

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It's not 51-49, it's 49-48-3. [View all] Jeebo Dec 2022 OP

As long as the independents keep caucusing Elessar Zappa Dec 2022 #1

and they all made it clear they will. JohnSJ Dec 2022 #3

Yep. Elessar Zappa Dec 2022 #4

One didn't make it too clear Polybius Dec 2022 #8

She made it clear. She said she would not caucus with the republicans, and would keep her JohnSJ Dec 2022 #11

What I meant is that she couldn't just say "Yes, I'll caucus with Democrats" Polybius Dec 2022 #13

That's her, a reason why she isn't popular among Democrats JohnSJ Dec 2022 #14

The 3 independents are caucusing with the DEMOCRATS. Therefore the Democrats have the majority JohnSJ Dec 2022 #2

The Democrats. No Matter What. DarthDem Dec 2022 #5

Why it's almost a coalition! GreenWave Dec 2022 #6

We know Bernie and Angus vote with Beachnutt Dec 2022 #7

It's 50-49-¶ππ grantcart Dec 2022 #9

call it what you want bigtree Dec 2022 #10

No, it's 51-49. Sanders and King have always been independents, Ocelot II Dec 2022 #12