Democrats will now have effective control of 47 seats in the Senate (45 belong to official Democrats and two others — the seats of Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine — are held by independents who caucus with the Democratic Party). Republicans continue to hold 51 seats, the same number that they held before the 2018 midterm elections, although that may change. There are two Senate races whose outcomes have yet to be determined: The Florida senate election which is currently undergoing a recount between incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson, a Democrat, and his Republican challenger Gov. Rick Scott, and the Mississippi senate election, which will be decided in a runoff between Democratic former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy and Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
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Ya know, we did pretty good last Tuesday. We now have to keep on fighting and keep the energy up for 2020.
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Yes!
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It can be a slow pendulum. Here’s hopin. Arizona lost its leader. It’s base is no longer grounded in compromise. People see through that I think.
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Yes; and we are delighted!
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