2020 Congressional Election

[dudalb]

And the Demcoratic Wind swept through Georgia......

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

I understand that ties are broken by the VP but as she's not a senator I wondered if she would count to make the Dems the majority party. Has here ever been a 50-50 Senate split before?

She counts in determining the majority. There have been 50/50 splits in the past. VP Cheney was the determining factor back in the mid 2000s.

 

[Stacyhs]

She counts in determining the majority. There have been 50/50 splits in the past. VP Cheney was the determining factor back in the mid 2000s.

SHHHHHHHH.....don't say his name 3X!!!!

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

And the Demcoratic Wind swept through Georgia......

That will put a little wrench in tomorrow's festivities.

 

[Segnosaur]

Remember the good old days when Trump was bragging about how valuable his endorsement was in getting Republicans elected?

I wonder how that's working out for him these days.

 

[dudalb]

That will put a little wrench in tomorrow's festivities.

If Ossof wins, the GOP senate majority will be gone with the wind.

 

[dirtywick]

Actually when I talked about the lost opportunity for the Democrats to win senate seats in November, I wasn't referring to Georgia... I was referring to Maine (where republican Collins was extremely unpopular) and North Carolina (where there were multiple predictions that the state would flip to the Democrats). But both senate seats stayed Republican. Those losses were the most annoying.

Losing SC to Lindsey Graham was also disappointing.

 

[BazBear]

Poor Kelly's gonna have to console herself by objecting the EC votes tomorrow... traitorous *word for female dog*.

 

[BazBear]

If Ossof wins, the GOP senate majority will be gone with the wind.

Yep, and Chuck will be calling the shots if this holds

 

[Stacyhs]

I wish I could see Mitch McConnell's reaction right now.

 

[angrysoba]

If Ossoff wins, as he may well do, and the Senate is 50-50, who will be the Majority Leader as there is no majority?

Senate ties are broke by the President of the Senate, which is the Vice President, which will be Kamala Harris. So Democrats would be the majority.

I understand that ties are broken by the VP but as she's not a senator I wondered if she would count to make the Dems the majority party. Has here ever been a 50-50 Senate split before?

Somebody on Twitter said Joe Manchin, but maybe that's a joke because he is known to be the most conservative Democrat, right? So maybe the joke is that everyone wants to court his vote.

 

[smartcooky]

So, I have a question

Warnock has been called, and Ossoff looks increasingly likely to win given that most of the remaining votes are from counties that run heavily D. If this does happen, that will leave the Senate 50-50 with VP Harris having the casting vote.

My question is, what happens in the Senate subcommitees (Judiciary, Intelligence etc)? Those committees have a membership made up of one extra majority member, and where the chairman is from the Senate majority party, but if the Senate is 50-50, who chairs this committees, and who has the casting vote?

 

[Stacyhs]

Ossoff is now 9527 votes ahead of Perdue with all remaining votes coming in from heavily leaning Dem counties.

 

[Firestone]

Somebody on Twitter said Joe Manchin, but maybe that's a joke because he is known to be the most conservative Democrat, right? So maybe the joke is that everyone wants to court his vote.

While it's a joke, I do think that Manchin, Sinema, Kelly (AZ), Tester, Romney, Murkowski, will be quite powerful in the new 50-50 Senate.

 

[Stacyhs]

Ossoff now has over 12,000 more votes than Perdue.

 

[dudalb]

Ossoff now has over 12,000 more votes than Perdue.

And most of the uncounted votes are in heavily Blue areas.
Mitch Must be getting really, really, nervous.

 

[dirtywick]

both of trumps candidates losing is pretty disastrous for his post presidency prospects

 

[timhau]

Ossoff now has over 12,000 more votes than Perdue.

How many ballots can you carry in one Ossoff van?

Just wondering, because according to NYT election commentary, the Perdue campaign claim they won and will use "every available resource and exhaust every recourse to ensure all legally cast ballots are properly counted”.

Maybe GEICO should bring back those "It's what you do" commercials?

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

So, I have a question

Warnock has been called, and Ossoff looks increasingly likely to win given that most of the remaining votes are from counties that run heavily D. If this does happen, that will leave the Senate 50-50 with VP Harris having the casting vote.

My question is, what happens in the Senate subcommitees (Judiciary, Intelligence etc)? Those committees have a membership made up of one extra majority member, and where the chairman is from the Senate majority party, but if the Senate is 50-50, who chairs this committees, and who has the casting vote?

The Democrats have the majority, same rules apply.

 

[Firestone]

How many ballots can you carry in one Ossoff van?

Just wondering, because according to NYT election commentary, the Perdue campaign claim they won and will use "every available resource and exhaust every recourse to ensure all legally cast ballots are properly counted”.

Maybe GEICO should bring back those "It's what you do" commercials?

(bolding mine)

Raising the question of when Ossoff will be seated.
As long as he isn't, McConnell remains "majority" leader.

(Data point: Al Franken, in 2009, was seated on July 7th, 8 months after the election.)