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Caraveo conceded in Colorado 8, which puts Republicans at 217 in the House, or one away from a majority.

So, with the next race to fall to the GOP (probably Ciscomani in AZ-6), Republicans will clinch majorities in all three branches of government.

I don't think they will kill the filibuster, since:

1. You can do a lot of stuff through reconciliation, including tax bills.
2. the laws Trump wants on the border are already on the books for the most part. They just need to be enforced.

I also don't think Trump really has any interest in getting anything extreme passed, such as an abortion ban or the like (which would require a lot more than 218 seats).

I do wonder if they'll take another shot at repealing the ACA, which could be done through reconciliation. I don't think so, but we'll see.

@sh76 said
Caraveo conceded in Colorado 8, which puts Republicans at 217 in the House, or one away from a majority.

So, with the next race to fall to the GOP (probably Ciscomani in AZ-6), Republicans will clinch majorities in all three branches of government.

I don't think they will kill the filibuster, since:

1. You can do a lot of stuff through reconciliation, including tax bill ...[text shortened]... t at repealing the ACA, which could be done through reconciliation. I don't think so, but we'll see.

@no1marauder said
A great idea; take away health insurance for 40 million Americans, a chunk of whom voted GOP this time.

That'll learn 'em.

@sh76 said
I don't think they will kill the filibuster

@vivify said
They will most definitely kill it. Remember Republicans saying presidents shouldn't fill SCOTUS seats in an election year? How'd that go?

Trump already called for it to be abolished in 2017. He'll make sure that happens this time.

The Filibuster is gone.

@no1marauder said
A great idea; take away health insurance for 40 million Americans, a chunk of whom voted GOP this time.

That'll learn 'em.

@vivify said
Won't make a difference, just like overturning Roe didn't.

Controlling all branches of government will make voter suppression easy. SCOTUS will rule in favor of any voter suppression law that benefits Republicans.

@sh76 said
Wanna bet? 😉

Forever is a long time, obviously, but I don't think they'll do it in, say, the first, 6 months of 2025.

@no1marauder said
The final numbers aren't in yet, but it seems likely total turnout will approach the 2020 record.

Voter suppression just doesn't work and almost all the swing States have Democratic governors now (I think Georgia is the only exception) and can block any more restrictive laws Republican legislators might desire.

@vivify said
It doesn't have to be through the Senate. Republicans can create laws they know will be overturned by lower courts until SCOTUS rules in their favor.

@no1marauder said
I don't share such paranoia.

@vivify said
Amazing you can say that after witnessing how Roe was overturned.

I wish I had your blissful naïveté

@no1marauder said
I pity your ignorance of American politics.

This too will pass; the moaning about how this narrow victory for the GOP will result in the end of democracy are hysterical nonsense and Democrats shouldn't have relied on it so much in the campaign.

@vivify said
A convicted felon who incited a riot on the Capitol to overturn an election is president.

STFU.

@vivify said
A convicted felon who incited a riot on the Capitol to overturn an election is president.

STFU.