Tag: Susan Collins

How do Democrats Take Control of the Senate?

It’s not easy. This year, Democrats have 26 seats up for reelection. Republicans have only 9. In other words, Republicans have nearly three times as many opportunities to pick up states as Democrats do. On top of that, most of those 9 Republican seats are heavily Republican – Nevada is the only state in that

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Joe Manchin’s Personal Hell

Joe Manchin (D-WV), center. Photo Credit: Civil Air Patrol Flickr via Compfight cc

One way or another, the Kavanaugh drama will almost certainly end this weekend. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has scheduled the final confirmation vote for tomorrow (Saturday), and shows no signs of pausing for anything else. All but two Senators have now made their intentions on Kavanaugh clear.* Both Senators will have to vote

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