Holding on to Sen. Raphael Warnock’s seat in Georgia’s runoff next month could be crucial to Democrats' success. MsReads via AP
In early 2021, confirmations of new President Joe Biden’s nominees were stalled for several weeks while Schumer and McConnell worked out an agreement on how to split committees and move legislation on the Senate floor. Using the little leverage he had, McConnell threatened not to finalize a deal until Democrats promised that they wouldn’t try to kill the legislative filibuster that forces a 60-vote threshold.
Biden, a longtime senator before becoming president, acknowledged this reality after Democrats clinched 50 seats and the Senate majority. That pressure could be even more acute in the next Congress, as Manchin and Sinema, a fellow moderate, are both up for reelection and will want to prove their bipartisan credentials.With Republicans taking charge of the House majority next year, Democrats won’t have much of a chance to pass major legislation. So one of Schumer’s main priorities will be confirming judges nominated by Biden in the last two years of his term.
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More than 180,000 cast ballots in early voting in Georgia Senate runoffIn the first and only weekend of early voting in the Georgia Senate runoff, tens of thousands of voters cast ballots in the election pitting Democratic Sen. Raphael G. Warnock against Republican challenger Herschel Walker.
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Analysis | Breaking down the Georgia Senate runoffAnalysis: The dynamics aren't the same as the pivotal 2020 Georgia runoffs or other big Senate races held beyond Election Day. But the stakes are still significant.
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