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I'd give 3 but there is going to be so much internal repair will need to be done that it's not funny. Every facet of government under the trump administration has been grossly mismanaged by trump's cabal of thieves and scumbags. Each department will need to have the top 2 or 3 layers of leadership scoured and replaced immediately. The diplomatic cores will also need to be completely rebuilt at the same time because foreign relations will be paramount to getting things back on track.

Between getting our domestic ship righted and the investigation(s) of trump, and friends, there wont be time to advance too many of our other positions before the 2022 midterm campaigning begins. Healthcare will probably be first up because it's an easy enough fix to simply put the ACA back the way it was with an eye towards insurance for all. Once that's done they need to get to get to work on ensuring our elections are de-rigged and protected from outside influence.

Last thing is that we need to make sure that any old, or reinstated, rules, regulations, and executive orders, in addition any new ones, are quickly cemented in as law. A combination of a fair electorate and harder to break apart guidelines for governance will ensure that republicans can't immediately come back and stall, or derail, everything like they did before.

You got me to remember the damage done to The State Dept. We need to get that back in tip top shape.

Obama had the house and senate and blew the opportunity. He tried to "work across the isle" and what did that get him... nothing.. The repukes just stonewalled him and when they got the house back they just kept stalling any legislation that had his name on it..
They really hated him.
If and when we get the house, senate and the presidency we should go full bore on the important legislation that will help the people and businesses that help the people...
Fill in the blanks on what will work but DO IT. Do it fast as we will prolly only have two years before the house flips again... History is a bitch...
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That is for sure. Agree quickly and get things done. Do not try to bring republicans in... that has never worked.

Have the plan in place to hit the ground running after everybody is sworn in.. Not like the repukes and their "ObamaCare" replacement.. All they could do is oppose and block.
No idea what to do when they got in power.. OOps..

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I'm guessing Collins for one. But who else?

Will Turtle retire?

We have to defend the Alabama seat.

In Colorado Cory Gardner won narrowly in 2014 in a state that has since been trending increasingly blue.

In Kansas there is a decent chance that Pat Roberts retires, and while Kansas is generally conservative we did just win state-wide elections there.

We just had a good showing in Iowa, where Joni Ernst is up for re-election in 2020. She won by double digits in 2014, but her popularity is down in the low 40s.

In North Carolina Thom Tillis barely won in 2014 and has pretty low approval ratings.

Collins could retire, but either way we'll take a run at Maine.

Turtle could retire, as could Lamar Alexander in Tennessee. Maybe Lindsey Graham steps down to take an administration position between now and then?

Honestly, the map doesn't look as great for us as the numbers would suggest, since most of the seats up for re-election are in traditionally red areas. We'll have to defend in hostile Alabama, but most of the places we're defending are pretty good for us traditionally or in recent trends. I think Maine, Iowa, Colorado, and North Carolina are the best opportunities. I don't know enough about who we might be able to run in Arizona or in Kansas, states that are traditionally red but which we recently did well in. Montana is running a relatively popular incumbent, so that seems like a long shot in spite of recent strong showings. Texas will be an uphill battle and Oklahoma, South Dakota, Idaho, Wyoming, and West Virginia are probably lost causes. Nebraska probably too, unless Sasse decides not to run. Georgia could get interesting again.

If we somehow pick off all four of the softer targets and manage to win one or two of the others we could have a decent cushion in the senate.

The map for 2022 looks even better, with all the democratic senators up for re-election running in Clinton states (I think), and most of them pretty secure. Republicans, meanwhile, will have to defend in battlegrounds like Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, and North Carolina.

I hope you're right.