Posted as a comment to Jen Rubin's column this morning
"The Senate needs a small group of Independent senators to keep it anchored away from extremism. if a group of 4-8 R's and D's became official independents and threatened to use their caucus party decision to effect which party was in the majority at any particular time, then they cou…
Posted as a comment to Jen Rubin's column this morning
"The Senate needs a small group of Independent senators to keep it anchored away from extremism. if a group of 4-8 R's and D's became official independents and threatened to use their caucus party decision to effect which party was in the majority at any particular time, then they could direct the business of the Senate with soft power. It is essentially what Sinema and Manchin did. It just needs to be larger and more bi-partisan to keep both parties anchored in governing. We must break the two party construct in the Senate so it can be the deliberative body we need for the next couple years."
I think all 4-8 senators should be women. We wouldn't yet have our first female president but as Joe Biden said about senators, we would have 4-8 of them. :)
I believe they think they need to be part of a party to get elected. I would just say Maine has rank choice voting and Susan Collins ( who almost did not make 50% ;last time) may be better off not being part of the Republican Party in 2026
Posted as a comment to Jen Rubin's column this morning
"The Senate needs a small group of Independent senators to keep it anchored away from extremism. if a group of 4-8 R's and D's became official independents and threatened to use their caucus party decision to effect which party was in the majority at any particular time, then they could direct the business of the Senate with soft power. It is essentially what Sinema and Manchin did. It just needs to be larger and more bi-partisan to keep both parties anchored in governing. We must break the two party construct in the Senate so it can be the deliberative body we need for the next couple years."
I think all 4-8 senators should be women. We wouldn't yet have our first female president but as Joe Biden said about senators, we would have 4-8 of them. :)
They'd be the most powerful people in the country. Not sure why more don't see it that way.
I believe they think they need to be part of a party to get elected. I would just say Maine has rank choice voting and Susan Collins ( who almost did not make 50% ;last time) may be better off not being part of the Republican Party in 2026