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Republicans routed as Democrats gain powerful new leverage over Trump for remainder of his presidency
Democrats have regained control of the US Senate, routing Republicans nationwide with historic victories that will give them powerful new leverage over Donald Trump for the remainder of his presidency.
Democrats will soon have the ability to hold up not just Trump’s legislative agenda, but also any appointments he makes to his cabinet or the federal judiciary – including the supreme court, where conservatives have a 6-3 majority.
Awesome. This means that if Trump is impeached again he’ll actually get a trial in the Senate (he didn’t the last two times because the Republicans controlled it) which will make it much more politically costly to acquit him.
Also, it means that any new nominations will have to be confirmed by a Democratic majority, including Supreme Court nominations. If Thomas or Alito retire before Trump is gone then he’ll have to either nominate someone more moderate to replace them or the seats will remain empty until the next President takes office (thanks, McConnell, for setting that precedent.) The Supreme Court might just get unfucked within the next few years.
They still won’t be able to get any legislation passed due to the veto, but the administrative power that the Democrats will get due to their majority will make a big difference.
And, of course, all these Senators will still be in office until at least 2032, which gives the Democrats a chance to widen their majority even more in 2028 and gives them a buffer against the likely Republican gains in 2030.
I honestly think legislation being passed is the most likely outcome vs impeachment. I think they will be afraid to impeach and will want to show their voters something. Trump will sign some of the bills just to spite Republicans for losing the election, because he is petty like that.