Precisely.
If the GOP plays its cards right and smashes the filibuster, the Democrats will NEVER be a majority again.
I have no doubt McConnell will refuse to get rid of the filibuster, though, because his entire success is predicated on the existence of a big federal government.
I don’t think Elaine Chao was necessarily Trump’s first choice for Transportation Secretary.
I think The Art of the Deal is underway here.