swordfish Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 (edited) Sooooo, if the current Senate party counts are 48 Democrats, & 49 Republicans, & 2 Independents, how is it that the Democrats are automatically handed the majority before the Georgia Senate runoff? According to the numbers, IF Walker wins the GA runoff, the Republicans would then technically hold 50 seats to the Democrat's 48. According to my addition, that would make the Republicans the majority even with the VP's vote. Since when did "caucus" become the avenue that allows independents to actually choose a side? Especially when one of those Independent Senators ran as a Democrat for his Presidential campaign. If your an independent - be independent. Edited December 1, 2022 by swordfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishman Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 10 hours ago, swordfish said: Sooooo, if the current Senate party counts are 48 Democrats, & 49 Republicans, & 2 Independents, how is it that the Democrats are automatically handed the majority before the Georgia Senate runoff? According to the numbers, IF Walker wins the GA runoff, the Republicans would then technically hold 50 seats to the Democrat's 48. According to my addition, that would make the Republicans the majority even with the VP's vote. Since when did "caucus" become the avenue that allows independents to actually choose a side? Especially when one of those Independent Senators ran as a Democrat for his Presidential campaign. If your an independent - be independent. The independents, Angus King ME and Bernie Sanders VT caucused with the Democrats, so they get to count them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordfish Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 14 hours ago, Irishman said: The independents, Angus King ME and Bernie Sanders VT caucused with the Democrats, so they get to count them. I get that. BUT - the majority party is actually the Republicans. (assuming Walker wins GA) It shouldn't matter who the Independents caucus with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordfish Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 So TECHNICALLY - There are 49 Republicans, 48 Democrats and 3 independents.........SO - The Republicans hold the majority, but the Independents get to choose the leadership...... https://nypost.com/2022/12/09/arizona-sen-kyrsten-sinema-leaves-democrat-party/ Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced Friday she had registered as an Independent, leaving the Democratic Party just days after it won a hard-fought run-off race in Georgia to secure 51 seats in the Senate. “I have joined the growing numbers of Arizonans who reject party politics by declaring my independence from the broken partisan system in Washington,” she said in a op-ed for local media outlet Arizona Central. Sinema, in a separate Politico interview published Friday, said she would not caucus with the Republican Party. If that holds, Democrats could still maintain greater control in the closely divided chamber. Democrats had held the Senate 50-50 with Vice President Kamala Harris holding a tie-breaking vote. Senator Raphael Warnock’s victory in Tuesday’s runoff election in Georgia had handed them their 51st seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobref Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 7 minutes ago, swordfish said: So TECHNICALLY - There are 49 Republicans, 48 Democrats and 3 independents.........SO - The Republicans hold the majority 49 out of 100 is not a majority. In this instance, it is a plurality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordfish Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 1 minute ago, Bobref said: 49 out of 100 is not a majority. In this instance, it is a plurality. I get that. But the Independents are choosing the Majority based on their allegiance..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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