We had exactly 60 seats for all of like two effective weeks in 2009, due to various issues. And not only that, a good portion of the dems in that coalition were blue dogs - senators from IA, ND, IN, and MO.
People acting like we've had 30+ Bernies in the caucus are weird.
“We love America just as much as they do. But in a different way. You see, they love America like a 4-year-old loves his mommy. Liberals love America like grown-ups. To a 4-year-old, everything Mommy does is wonderful and anyone who criticizes Mommy is bad. Grown-up love means actually understanding what you love, taking the good with the bad and helping your loved one grow.”
-- Al Franken
The TX legislature is a part time job and gets paid hardly anything. Most reps have normal, regular jobs, not to mention a spouse, children, and all that stuff.
Can you fork over $500 a day when you're not at work?
While I would have loved for them to stay away longer, trying to act like it was just a matter of cojones is horrendously naive.
CA is already moving forward with theirs. IL will probably be able to get one or two more seats (it's already heavily gerrymandered). NY will likely do so as well, but can't change the maps in time for the 2026 midterms Maryland is also similarly gerrymandered like IL - maybe one more seat there.
The House is pretty evenly split currently - only about three or so seats more for the Rs than the Ds. Senate's more an issue, but there's only so much we can do about that now.
We had exactly 60 seats for all of like two effective weeks in 2009, due to various issues. And not only that, a good portion of the dems in that coalition were blue dogs - senators from IA, ND, IN, and MO.
People acting like we've had 30+ Bernies in the caucus are weird.