2016 Postmortem

mucifer

(23,522 posts) Thu Aug 25, 2016, 10:01 AM Aug 2016

Women poised to lead Democratic return to power in the Senate

Female candidates are leading the push for a Democratic return to power in the Senate as Donald Trump’s sagging poll numbers leave the Republican majority under extreme pressure.

Even before Trump became the Republican presidential nominee, Democrats had a decent chance of picking up enough seats to wrest the Senate majority from Mitch McConnell’s hands: they need only four seats if there’s a Democratic president, or five if there’s not.

And in five of the seven states where Democrats have a strong chance of picking up seats, the candidates are women.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/25/senate-women-democrats-majority-power

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Women poised to lead Democratic return to power in the Senate (Original Post) mucifer Aug 2016 OP

This is historic! Between this and a half female cabinet and an awesome SCOTUS bettyellen Aug 2016 #1

The Senate's Democratic women have been an awesome bloc DFW Aug 2016 #2

The men have had this power for far too long, they have become complacent and in many cases, monmouth4 Aug 2016 #3

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)

1. This is historic! Between this and a half female cabinet and an awesome SCOTUS

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Thu Aug 25, 2016, 10:11 AM

Aug 2016

This could be the age of great positive change. Wow!

DFW

(54,335 posts)

2. The Senate's Democratic women have been an awesome bloc

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Thu Aug 25, 2016, 10:41 AM

Aug 2016

Hillary Clinton is no insignificant alumna, either.

But Stabenow, Klobuchar, Warren, Murray, Mikulski and Boxer, to name a few, have been powerful voices on our side. I'm very sorry to see Mikulski and Boxer retire, and hope to see Harris replace Boxer in California, as well seeing new Democratic women represent (e.g.) New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and North Carolina in the Senate next year.

The Republicans have some women Senators as well but the reviews there are decidedly mixed. Collins of Maine is OK, as Republicans go, but Ernst of Iowa is an embarrassment to the Senate and the country. One can only hope that Iowa has realized what an embarrassment she is to that state as well.

monmouth4

(9,694 posts)

3. The men have had this power for far too long, they have become complacent and in many cases,

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Thu Aug 25, 2016, 11:16 AM

Aug 2016

criminal. This is such a good sign and I see many positive changes in our future.

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