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[desh]

I'm not sure I'm comfortable with this. If Webb (D-VA) and Tester (D-MT) hold their leads, then the senate will consist of 49 Democrats, 49 Republicans, an independent who will definitely vote with the Democrats on basically everything (Sanders, I-VT), and Joe Lieberman. Therefore, Joe Lieberman will essentially be the second most powerful person in America. Lots of bills, leadership of committees, and so on will depend entirely on his swing vote.

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[desh]

I didn't want to keep rambling on someone else's journal

No, no, carry on! Maybe by listening to y'all I'll actually learn enough to participate in this sort of discussion. I get most of my dem info from Daily Kos, which (by design) is much more focused on campaining and election strategy than on actual governing. Consequently, I have much less of a sense of what will happen next than perhaps I should.