Democrats have nailed down 54 seats in the Senate, and that number could climb to 55 or 56 depending on how the counting progresses in Alaska and (gasp!) Mississippi.
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But even if Republicans hold on to both, Democrats have achieved something of great importance: They’ve made the Senate Fetterman-proof. That is, their majority is large enough that the Trump-curious Pennsylvania Democrat will be unable to demand concessions in return for his support, as Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema did during Joe Biden’s first two years as president.
There are many, many observations to be made about the gigantic blue wave that came crashing over the Republican Party’s heads Tuesday night and this morning. One that I want to make involves the extraordinary good fortune the Democrats enjoyed in a number of races that they may not have otherwise won even with a deeply unpopular president looming over the election. Here are three:
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