…and this is the RCP Senate (No Tossups) map:
Can and will change, of course – and we’re going to need to get more seats (fortunately, this map doesn’t currently include Colorado and North Carolina, or Michigan and New Hampshire, so there’s still room to grow). But 52 has its own charms. For example, think of all the Democratic Senate staffers that will have to get fired because they’re suddenly surplus to requirements – and not just the staffers who work for Democrats who are about to lose; Senators in the minority need less staffers than one in the majority, and they’re not shy about firing people who they don’t need.
Hey, as the man said: if you want a friend in This Town, buy a dog. Anyway, there are hidden structural advantages to having a majority. Believe it, or not.
