What have we gotten with this Republican-led Senate?
Most of them vote in alignment with Trump well over 90% of the time. Any time Trump lies or does something abhorrent, they never speak up (or only offer the mildest “I’m disappointed” backed up with no action.) And we’ll never forget that they blocked witnesses during Trump’s impeachment and refused to allow for a full and complete trial.
Looking ahead to the next four years, this is what we can expect if the Republicans remain in charge: Not only will this sycophantic behavior continue, and McConnell will continue to bury all of the great legislation the Democratic-led House is passing, but we should fully expect that two Supreme Court justices appointed by Democratic presidents, Ruth Bader Ginsburg (who is 86) and Stephen Breyer (who is 81), will retire. We already have a 5-4 court in the conservatives’ favor. If the Republicans are in charge of the Senate for the next 4 years, we could be looking at a 7-2 court. I can’t conceive how awful that might be.
So, whether or not Trump wins re-election, we have to flip the Senate. It is a moral imperative that we do so.
Of the 35 Senate races we have in 2020, 23 of them are currently held by Republicans. Before you get really excited by that, know that many of those seats are in really, really red states. But of those 23, there are 9 races that are really competitive. And with the right environment (i.e. a blue wave) paired with strong funding and organizing, we can flip the net 4 seats we need to take control of the Senate.
These are the 9 Senate seats where we can concentrate our efforts and flip the Senate. Pick one and follow the link to learn how you can help!
Most Competitive (Toss Ups)
Arizona
➡️ 5 Ways to Help Mark Kelly Flip Martha McSally’s Senate Seat
Colorado
➡️ 5 Ways to Help John Hickenlooper Flip Cory Gardner’s Senate Seat
Maine
➡️ 4 Ways to Help Sara Gideon Flip Susan Collins’ Senate Seat
North Carolina
➡️ 4 Ways to Help Cal Cunningham Flip Thom Tillis’s Senate Seat
Very Competitive (Lean Republican)
Georgia (2 seats)
➡️ 5 Ways to Help Flip the Georgia Senate Seats
Iowa
➡️ 5 Ways to Help Theresa Greenfield Flip Joni Ernst’s Senate Seat
Kansas
➡️ 4 Ways to Flip Kansas’ Senate Seat
Montana
➡️ 5 Ways to Help Steve Bullock Flip Steve Daines’ Senate Seat
Bonus Races
These races are not as competitive as the ones above, but Democrats are very animated about flipping these seats because of who the current Senator is.
Kentucky
➡️ 5 Ways to Help Amy McGrath Flip Mitch McConnell’s Senate Seat
South Carolina
➡️ Is Lindsey Graham’s Senate Seat In Play?
Texas
➡️ 7 Ways to Help MJ Hegar Flip John Cornyn’s Senate Seat
Key Democratic Holds
These are the two most vulnerable Senate seats currently held by Democrats. We need to do everything we can to protect these two seats, so we don’t have to flip even more Republican seats!
Alabama
➡️ How to Help Re-Elect Senator Doug Jones
Michigan
➡️ How to Help Re-Elect Senator Gary Peters
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I’m blue as baywater, but believe we’ll never flip the Senate, with Crazy Bernie at the top of the ticket. There’s no comedy in that Commie!
That’s awfully defeatist of you, considering it’s only February. F there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s getting McConnell our of the majority leader seat. That transcends everything.
Not happening! And we will probably win back the hose of representatives too.
Then after we flip the Senate we make Puerto Rico an D
C. States so we can keep it
We should absolutely do that. 💯
In order to flip the Senate, one or more of the following must happen:
1. Inasmuch as many voters vote straight party lines, you need to have a candidate who is not a Communist?
2. You must understand basic math–meaning that if you got all the money from all the millionaires, you would not have enough to pay for all the free stuff promised.
3. You must have candidates who will not piss away their previous term doing nothing except coming up with false accusations and lies about the current Commander in Chief.
4. You must understand that comb overs, and inability to construct a sentence does not trump, a good economy, unemployment, and respect from foreign governments.
5. You must understand that success at every level is difficult to combat with proven incompetence.
Pick two out of the five and you have a chance, otherwise buckle up for 4 more year of keeping America Great.
Bottom line — IF young people & communities of color vote big, WE WILL WIN. The most effective way is support community organizing groups with street cred to amp up their voter turnout work. Movement Voter Project makes it super simple — you can give to funds targeted at specific states or issues.
https://movement.vote
Thanks for the comment, David. I’ll check it out.
Bloomberg, If you really want to help, fund these candidates.