For the first 100 days, restoring the status quo is already going to be a tall order given they’ll have opposition every step along the way. Fixing the damage needs to happen first and foremost before being able to progressing positive new change. Even if Dems somehow sweep both the house and Senate they still have to deal with Trump vetoing bills and such unless they miraculously win a super majority. They should at least be able to block his EOs and mitigate more damage though.
The math on the Senate won’t get a supermajority this cycle - Dems would have to win EVERY Senate race, and even then it gets us to 66 + Fetterman. So supermajority would need to be 2028 at the earliest.
I’d love to see them play hardball and do things like, “No budget will be passed and no money will be available for anything until ICE is abolished and disbanded” … but I’m pretty sure they don’t have the balls to even try that.
For the first 100 days, restoring the status quo is already going to be a tall order given they’ll have opposition every step along the way. Fixing the damage needs to happen first and foremost before being able to progressing positive new change. Even if Dems somehow sweep both the house and Senate they still have to deal with Trump vetoing bills and such unless they miraculously win a super majority. They should at least be able to block his EOs and mitigate more damage though.
The math on the Senate won’t get a supermajority this cycle - Dems would have to win EVERY Senate race, and even then it gets us to 66 + Fetterman. So supermajority would need to be 2028 at the earliest.
They can also fuck with Trump’s funding.
I’d love to see them play hardball and do things like, “No budget will be passed and no money will be available for anything until ICE is abolished and disbanded” … but I’m pretty sure they don’t have the balls to even try that.
Some of them voted to fund ICE, so I don’t have high hopes there.