Even if the Democrats win both Georgia US Senate seats next month?
They will have a paper thin majority in the chamber at best….
If they lose those seats?
Biden and Democrats will be 2 seats short of Republican Majority Leader McConnell…
Joe Biden spent a LOT of time as a Senator….
His Vice President choice is still a US Senator….
It is only natural that Biden (And Harris) are gonna try to work some magic in the US Senate going forward to compliment the Democrats majority in US House….And Biden & Co. are the polar opposites of Trump & Co….They do NOT beatdown on lawmakers…At least not yet…..
A failure to make some progress will hurt incoming President’s chances of getting much from what could be a divided Congress….
Both goals are increasingly evident, as Biden held his first phone call as president-elect this week with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and a short time later boarded a plane for Georgia to campaign for the two candidates whose victory would unseat McConnell as majority leader….
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In a meeting on Monday, Biden insisted to supporters that he could work with Republicans, despite the continued refusal of some GOP senators even to acknowledge his victory. “I may eat these words, but I predict to you: As Donald Trump’s shadow fades away, you’re going to see an awful lot change,” Biden said on a call with grass-roots supporters….