The LIBs will NEVER give up their ‘thorn in the side’ issue that they get to bring up any time they are in the minority in any of the branches that could shoot DC statehood down.
Once Ds in complete control, DC statehood, homeless, and other ‘sticky subjects’ get the bums rush out the door.
I think that ‘WE’ can safely say that if DC gets statehood, it is only because the LIBs will believe Rs will never get a majority anywhere, anyplace.
Much like PDJT FIRST major mistake - when he went after BOSCare, knowing he had a majority in Senate & Congress and - after - most of them had been running AGAINST BOScare when they knew that it would NEVER be overturned.
Sadly PDJT didn’t read this first betrayal along with Sessions refusing to ‘take a side’ and different Department heads (Comey) complaining that the POTUS wanted some kind of ‘loyalty oath’ from people he had inherited with known much different mindsets.
Gaming the Senate by admitting new states was a HUGE issue in the beginning of the Republic, starting with Vermont necessitating the admission of Kentucky for balance.
It led to the compromise of 1820, the Mexican War, the compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
It also led to a bloody civil war.
What goes around, comes around.