Joe Biden On Road To Presidency, But Without Democratic Senate, A Major Handicap For Success!

Joe Biden is on his way to the Presidency, but sadly, he will not have a Democratic Senate, as the situation now stands.

So this is a major handicap for success of a Biden Presidency.

Mitch McConnell won reelection, and seems almost certain to remain Senate Majority Leader, unless both Georgia seats up for election, not likely to be decided until January, go to the Democrats, which seems highly unlikely! Also still up in the air is Alaska and North Carolina, but it does not look good for the Democrats at this writing, and Michigan Democrat Gary Peters is losing his race at the moment.

Donald Trump will mount legal challenges, but it seems certain that Joe Biden will become the 46th President of the United States, although not under the hoped for landslide that did not develop, as Florida, Ohio, Iowa, and Texas went to the Republicans, leaving Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and North Carolina still in play in the Electoral College, along with Nevada still not final for Biden at this point. But happily, Arizona and Wisconsin switched from Trump in 2016 to Biden in 2020!

Biden could gain 270 electoral votes in the next day or two, if and when Nevada, Michigan and Georgia put him over the top! And Pennsylvania and North Carolina are still possible!

26 comments on “Joe Biden On Road To Presidency, But Without Democratic Senate, A Major Handicap For Success!

  1. Rational Lefty November 4, 2020 4:45 pm

    Biden’s got Michigan! All he needs now is Arizona and Nevada.

  2. Jeffrey Moebus November 4, 2020 6:37 pm

    Where do You want me to send that $100 You won by the Election happening?

    Want to go Double-or-Nothing on whether there’s an Inauguration?

    And I’m glad You didn’t bet the Farm on Your predictions of a Biden landslide, and a BlueWave engulfing the House and Senate. Better luck in 2022 and 2024 [assuming there are elections].

  3. Ronald November 4, 2020 6:46 pm

    Jeffrey, I do not wish to take any money from you, but I will say that there WILL be an inauguration on January 20!

    And there WILL be elections in 2022 and 2024 and forever after!

  4. Jeffrey Moebus November 4, 2020 6:56 pm

    i know that, Professor; that’s why i asked You where You wanted me to send it.

    And, ehhh…. “… forever after!” ???

    That’s a pretty long time, wouldn’t You say?

  5. Jeffrey Moebus November 4, 2020 7:02 pm

    i know that. That’s why i offered to send it someplace on Your behalf. How about the DNC? They’ll probably need it for all the Court cases.

    And “…forever after!” ??? Forever is a very long time, Professor. i assume You know that as a professional Historian. Where was the Soviet Union in 1984? Where was it seven years later?

  6. Former Republican November 4, 2020 8:14 pm

    Trump’s lead in PA and GA is narrowing.

  7. Southern Liberal November 4, 2020 8:22 pm

    Trump is taking a historic shellacking in the popular vote.

  8. Southern Liberal November 4, 2020 8:30 pm

    Gary Peters has won in Michigan.

  9. Rustbelt Democrat November 5, 2020 8:40 am

    I’m expecting we’ll know the winner by tonight.

  10. Ronald November 5, 2020 8:44 am

    Jeffrey, we are not the Soviet Union, and we will endure and have elections and peaceful transfer for the long haul!

    Send the $200 to an environmental group such as the Sierra Club or the National Wildlife Federation!

    Another possibility is the American Civil Liberties Union, which protects our civil liberties and civil rights!

    So maybe $100 to one or the other environmental group listed above, and $100 to the ACLU.

    Thanks, Jeffrey, for doing this!

  11. Princess Leia November 5, 2020 12:14 pm

    No more Stephen Miller. No more Jared Kushner. No more Ivanka, Betsy DeVos, Bill Barr, Mike Pompeo, Louis DeJoy or Rudy Giuliani. Our democracy survives. Let’s take a moment to reflect on how big a deal that is.

  12. Former Republican November 5, 2020 4:48 pm

    We might know about Pennsylvania tonight! Biden wins there and it’ll be game over for Dumb Dumb Trump!

  13. Rational Lefty November 5, 2020 4:49 pm

    Trump’s nuisance lawsuits to interfere with the vote count are failing.

  14. Pragmatic Progressive November 5, 2020 4:54 pm

    When all of the votes are in, Trump will officially be the biggest LOSER in U.S. Presidential history!

  15. Princess Leia November 5, 2020 4:57 pm

    He has been the biggest LOSER generically for a LONG time!

  16. Former Republican November 5, 2020 4:58 pm

    Trump’s only path to 270 is by losing 50 pounds.

  17. Rustbelt Democrat November 5, 2020 4:59 pm

    LOL! Yup, Former Republican.

  18. Rational Lefty November 5, 2020 5:05 pm

    Dems need to fight like h— —volunteer, donate, etc.– to make those run-offs in GA produce a Democratic Senate majority.

  19. Southern Liberal November 5, 2020 5:15 pm

    AMERICA Has Rejected Trump BIGLY! 🙂

  20. Rustbelt Democrat November 5, 2020 9:53 pm

    As I am typing this, Georgia is in a virtual tie!

  21. Princess Leia November 5, 2020 10:10 pm

    Win or lose, we owe a huge debt of gratitude to Georgia….

  22. Princess Leia November 5, 2020 10:10 pm

    But if we do win Georgia, this comes to mind as well…

  23. Pragmatic Progressive November 5, 2020 10:11 pm

    Maybe we’ll get the vote count from Georgia by midnight. So we’ve got this song…

  24. Rustbelt Democrat November 5, 2020 10:13 pm

    We also need a Philadelphia song. Here we go…

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