Evan McMullin is the key to a Democratic majority.

[kentuck]

The Democrats in Utah made the decision not to field a candidate for Senate this time around. Instead, they are supporting Evan McMullin, a former Republican, against Senator Mike Lee, an election denier.

This could possibly be the biggest upset in the upcoming election? Unless Chuck Grassley finally gets his due reward?

There could be surprises that the MSM is over-looking. Their focus has been limited to a few battleground states and they may be over-looking the votes of many average Americans that are simply fed up with the lies and the hatred of the Republican Party?

Evan McMullin could be who we are talking about the day after the election?

If so, it could be an earthquake across the American political scene. Especially if he is the tie-breaking vote in an otherwise grid-locked Senate.

[iemanja]

1. He has said he won't organize with either party

So all he can do is deprive the Republicans of a vote for majority.

[kentuck]

2. But if the Democrats vote for him in huge numbers...

..it would be difficult to ignore the Democratic Party.

[Jilly_in_VA]

3. He SAYS he won't

I seem to recall that Angus King may have said the same thing once or twice. Evan may find himself caucusing with the Democrats on occasion, on bills that matter to him. I respect the guy. He is honest and a patriot, sonething that can't be said about any Repugs other than the two lame ducks on the Jan. 6 committee.

[iemanja]

4. On bills, sure

but not on the vote for majority leader, which decides control of the Senate.

[MLAA]

11. I can't see him voting for McCarthy or Marge.

[GreenWave]

12. He is running for Senate

not rep.

[MLAA]

16. Brain crashed, you are so right. 🙂

[iemanja]

15. He's running for Senate

[MLAA]

17. Brain crashed, you are so right.

[iemanja]

18. I can relate

Mine's a sieve.

[JI7]

6. That's the best we can get from Utah and we should hope he wins

[Just A Box Of Rain]

5. Removing one deep-red vote in favor of Mitch McConnell as Majority Leader is a huge deal.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

7. It's going to really suck if he is the deciding vote for majority and refuses, as promised.

Especially since we made a deal and didn’t run a candidate.

But I see some of the “strategery”. Had we run a candidate, we probably wouldn’t be within striking distance.

Or would we?


Is he really going to allow Mitch to become Majority Leader if he can help it?

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Link to tweet

[ColinC]

8. Ew no

He would be the key to showing McConnell the finger but if we depend on him for the majority, Democrats are not doing well.

[dsc]

9. Not if he won't vote for a Dem

If we win 50 seats, then it will be 50D 49R 1 no party, then he negates the need for Harris but that is it. If we win 49, then the Senate will be 50 R, 49D, 1 no party. GOP would be in majority.

[AntivaxHunters]

13. He is not for me

He's Mitt Romney without a party.

[kentuck]

20. So you would prefer Mike Lee?

That's the only choice there is.

Pick your poison.

[ffr]

14. Evan McMullin Rips Sen. Mike Lee Apart In Brutal Senate Debate

Lee is not on Putin's blacklist

Link to tweet

Takes Lee to task for helping to try to overturn the election.

Link to tweet

[maxsolomon]

19. The best Dems could do in UT. McMullin at least seems like a rational adult.

Let's say the senate is 50 D, 49 R, and McMullin. Dems control. McMullin is irrelevant.

Let's say the senate is 49 D, 50 R, and McMullin. Then what.

[karynnj]

25. If he votes for neither, the Republicans get the majority. 50 to 49.

[tblue37]

21. He won't break ties in our favor.

[kentuck]

22. If he doesn't vote for McConnell...

That's enough for me.

[Demsrule86]

23. He won't caucus with us...but we are winning the Senate.

[karynnj]

24. I do not think so. He said he will not caucus with either side

Let's say he wins and the Republicans get 50 seats. They STILL get the majority because with the Republicans at 50 and the Democrats at 49, there is not a tie for Harris to break. It is the same as if Lee won.

Note that if he wins and the Republicans have 49 without him. The only difference is that again there is no tie for Harris to break. We win 50 to 49.