MacDonald: Sifting The Rubble

After the midterm wipeout, one that is historic in New Hampshire, two immediate tests are now before us. How do we take the news, and what can be done before January? Character, after all, is defined when we fail.

Nationally, as I noted here, the GOP still has Congress until Jan 1st, and could try to ram through legislation for Trump to sign. The Senate should drop the filibuster because Dems will do that anyway. Push as much into law as you can, given how Team Blue did well but doesn’t have supermajorities to override vetoes in 27/28.

Will they?

Trump will continue to push his agenda the only way he knows: take the wins you can get and negotiate everything else to the best possible outcome. He will likely veto everything, even after this third impeachment, which the Senate lacks the votes to execute.

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