2026-10-24 23:47 UTC
54 seats is the current upper bound of projections for the Democrats in the Senate, let alone 67. Even the moderately Republican-favoring Senate races of South Carolina, Florida, and Nebraska additionally all going blue—currently unlikely—would only take it to 57.
Perhaps enough to prevent a filibuster on contentious issues with enough bipartisan support, but not enough to overturn a veto in most cases.
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@Makeitstop@lemmy.world 2026-10-25 04:27
Right, I wasn’t saying this was a realistic scenario. Just saying that the minimum number of seats they would have to have is not necessarily the same as the number of votes.
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@adarza@lemmy.ca 2026-10-25 04:39
you also need the super-majority in the house for veto overrides. it’s actually ‘easier’ to impeach and convict a president than it is to override one of their vetoes.