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What Dems Should Do With 54 Senate Seats
The Bulwark ^ | 09 22 2026 | Jonathan V. Last

Posted on 09/24/2026 1:10:10 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

1. Hopium

Last week Tim talked with Jesse Lehrich, who walked through a scenario where the D’s wind up with 54 Senate seats a few weeks from now.

54.

That’s crazy. But not as crazy as it sounds. There is a path. All Dems have to do is run the table on the Big 5 races,1 win a gettable Iowa, and then luck into Kansas. Hell, if you want an even bigger hit of the dragon, you can get to 56 seats if there’s a backlash to Darline Graham in South Carolina and Dan Osborn overperforms in Nebraska.

What would Democrats do with 56 senators?

This would be a caucus with instantly vulnerable freshmen in Alaska and Texas. The South Carolina senator would be an assumed one-termer. There would be an independent from a red state. And John Fetterman.

Suddenly that 56-seat best-case scenario looks awfully soft.

SNIP

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1 posted on 09/24/2026 1:10:10 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

What a jerk....................


2 posted on 09/24/2026 1:10:58 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: yesthatjallen

How much of a fraud must Bill Kristol have been that now he’s supporting a party of Communists and Islamists? Seeing villainous chumps like this show their true colors is somehow very gratifying.


3 posted on 09/24/2026 1:13:44 PM PDT by Antoninus (Confusion and disorder to the Left.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Even if they don’t like Trump, anyone who honestly claims to be a conservative cannot possibly support electing a Democratic Congress.


4 posted on 09/24/2026 1:17:20 PM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Antoninus

He is just retuning too his Troskyite heritage.


5 posted on 09/24/2026 1:17:32 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA!)
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To: yesthatjallen

Think of how incredible it would have been if Trump kept his campaign promises deporting 10M illegals, enacting the DOGE cuts, fixing the economy, etc...

Inflation would be so low it might be negative.
We might be running a surplus.
Gas would be at $1.50.
Salaries and wages would be soaring.

And we would INCREASE our majority in both houses.

But no.....fighting a war for Israel was more important.


6 posted on 09/24/2026 1:20:34 PM PDT by nitzy
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To: yesthatjallen

All the Dems really need is 51 seats.

Then, they could team up with the Republicans and pass a sweeping socialist agenda. Pack the Supreme Court, abolish congress, kill all the rich people, impeach Trump a few times, and make Islam the national religion.

No one would stop them. “Elections have consequences” when the Democrats win.


7 posted on 09/24/2026 1:23:34 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Some people want to control their own life, others want to control the lives of others. )
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To: yesthatjallen

I know! I know!

They should open thousands of re-education camps and send anyone who voted for Trump to them.


8 posted on 09/24/2026 1:25:47 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The right of the Democrats to embezzle elections shall not be infringed. )
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To: yesthatjallen

“Stop data centers” - No, how stupid. Now, maybe stop local tax benefit/teaser? OK, that’s less stupid.

“Make AI safe” - stupid. I’m open to ideas, but that’s just dumb words.

“Protect your healthcare” - more stupid. Stop trying to get a little bit pregnant and just be honest. If you want socialist universal healthcare, just say so.

“Fix the rotten Supreme Court” - the supreme court is fine. The courts are properly fulfilling their role as a 3rd coequal branch. Sometimes they anger me. Sometimes they don’t. There’s nothing to “fix”.

“Get us out the Middle East” - this one is tougher. I don’t believe in turtling. But... maybe. The ME has been a bipartisan finger trap all my all life. Possible we *should* just fall back on “not my clowns, not my circus”. The US is energy independent and a net exporter. If the rest of the world cares? Maybe they should deal with it.

“Renew our friendship with Canada”. Sorry, but I agree. Picking pointless trade war fights with Canada was dumb and one of the biggest self-inflicted wounds DJT committed.

“Hold the oligarchs accountable”. Stupid populism slop. Accountable *for what*? Being successful? This is why Bill is pointless.

“Release the Epstein Files” - it’s a teeter-totter of political nonsense. By all means, criminal perverts should be charged and prosecuted - but it’s become a stupid cudgel that varies based on who is in power. Enough.


9 posted on 09/24/2026 1:25:50 PM PDT by Capn Hayek (Capital is not responsible for Labor's lack of planning)
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

Right. It boggles the mind.


10 posted on 09/24/2026 1:25:55 PM PDT by Tommy Revolts (a.k.a Warpaint)
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To: Antoninus

Bill Kristol is and always was a communist.

The communists deliberately infiltrate. It’s what they do.

They are trained to put on the appearance of a conservative, and sent on mission to sabotage. Their operation often lasts many years.

Similar to, but not as widespread as CIA agents who infiltrate the media.


11 posted on 09/24/2026 1:29:53 PM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

Many such people are communist infiltrators.


12 posted on 09/24/2026 1:30:34 PM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: yesthatjallen

Iran wins. Then we get Socialised Medicine as they envisioned. And MMT is back.


13 posted on 09/24/2026 1:38:08 PM PDT by WhiteHatBobby0701
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To: nitzy

>>Think of how incredible it would have been if Trump kept his campaign promises deporting 10M illegals, enacting the DOGE cuts, fixing the economy, etc...

at least we got the Gulf of America and Lake America as consolation prizes....


14 posted on 09/24/2026 1:38:35 PM PDT by qwerty1234
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To: yesthatjallen
By this time next year, Darline Graham (R-SC) will be voting to impeach Trump.

Appointing her to replace Lindsey Graham, and supporting her for a six year Senate term, are two of the most reckless decisions Trump has made in the White House.

The woman is NOT a Conservative.

15 posted on 09/24/2026 1:50:00 PM PDT by zeestephen (2024 Trump Landslide - Kamala Harris Lost By 230,000 Votes In WI, MI, and PA.)
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To: nitzy

You are not even a good troll.


16 posted on 09/24/2026 2:01:01 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: nitzy

Sad but True,

We had a historic opportunity with the 2030 Census coming to lock the Dems out of power for decades.

But yeah, Israel came first


17 posted on 09/24/2026 2:11:48 PM PDT by qam1 (There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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To: ClearCase_guy

A 51 seat Democratic Senate would need 16 Tepublicans to remove Trump.

Honestly, I didn’t think that would be too much of a problem.


18 posted on 09/24/2026 2:17:17 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Assez de mensonges et des phrases)
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To: yesthatjallen

Oh boy, going to be fun to see how the trolls act on this thread.


19 posted on 09/24/2026 2:20:27 PM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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Kind of nonsensical list.


20 posted on 09/24/2026 2:20:34 PM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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