“Simple majority” means you need 51 votes. They got 57 votes. 6 votes is very narrow. Its not a 15 vote difference as you claim.
Thanks for setting me straight.
It was a 57 to 42 vote. The difference between 57 and 42 is 15 (57 - 42 = 15).
That is how it is always reported whenever a democrat wins any sort of vote.
Remember Barry Obama's "landslide victory" in 2008? He won less than 53% of the popular vote.