Democrats have won the Senate majority, a feat that seemed unreachable last year but that came to fruition with Republican candidates failing in states won just two years ago by President Trump, whose failing approval ratings was a huge drag on the GOP.
Victory in the Senate will deliver additional oversight powers to Democrats, who will now have a much bigger say on administration and judicial nominations.
They will also set the schedule for the Senate and have new powers to call in administration officials for hearings.
The string of Democratic victories sets the stage for Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to return as majority leader in 2027 and for hardball negotiations with Trump on an array of issues, including on federal spending levels.
No thanks to Schumer.
In spite of him, really.
Truly. Did any Schumer backed (in the primary) candidates win?
Or at least, what’s Schumers over under versus Hasans?
Hasan came out tonight as kingmaker.
I think that’s correlation vs causation. Hasan is for obvious reasons more likely to back progressives, who are more likely to win because the American public on the whole wants change.