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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIn the 1934 mid-terms, FDR's Dems won a super-majority in the Senate.
In 1935 they passed
The Banking Act, of 1935
The National Labor Relations Act
The Public Utility Holding Company Act (anti-trust)
The Revenue Act of 1935 (which took the income tax top rate to 75%)
The Works Progress Administration
AND Social Security
What's the lesson here? If you want big structural change, get more Democrats into the Senate. 'Think big, fight hard, and win' to quote a woman I greatly admire. We don't kneed a super-majority this time. Only enough votes to end the filibuster. And that will make Manchin and Sinema irrelevant .
Wounded Bear
(58,792 posts)speak easy
(9,345 posts)Response to speak easy (Reply #2)
Celerity This message was self-deleted by its author.
Demsrule86
(68,825 posts)PortTack
(32,823 posts)big legislation that helped American citizens
KEEP THE HOUSE BLUE IN 22!! Pass it on
colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)No Fox News No OAN etc back then throwing out right wing lies and distortions night and day.
Once again blame Reagan.....for disposing of the Fairness Doctrine.
speak easy
(9,345 posts)Polybius
(15,533 posts)It's very hard for a Blue (or Red) Wave when the same Party controls the Presidency. Last time was with FDR. Even LBJ, Clinton, and Obama were unable to do it. If Biden can pull it off, more power to him.
speak easy
(9,345 posts)Elessar Zappa
(14,151 posts)The government can only regulate airwave television and radio. It wouldn't apply to cable (or the internet).
brooklynite
(95,006 posts)Political dynamics are different and the available Senate seats don't favor 10 pickups.
Tossups
NC-Open
PA-Open
Lean R
OH-Open
WI-Johnson
Likely R
FL-Rubio
Everything else is a Safe R seat
Celerity
(43,771 posts)We so need the multiple voting rights bills to pass, or all 4 if those are in serious play, and will be anyway.
speak easy
(9,345 posts)enough of that.
speak easy
(9,345 posts)It's an excuse to sit around, whine and do nothing.
dsc
(52,173 posts)First, Johnson is damaged goods at this point and second he hasn't committed to running (in point of fact he promised when he first ran he would be two terms and out). Also other than Johnson and Trump the WI GOP hasn't exactly done a great job of winning state wide races as of late. I would have to think WI is at least as positive for us as NC. NC has the sure retirement but we have done way worse at winning state wide here lately. To compare, WI 2016 both Trump and Johnson won, 2018 We won all state wide races (several judicial ones, Baldwin, gov, AG, Sec of State etc), 2020 Biden won, we won a Supreme court race too. NC 2016 Burr and Trump won, Dems won Gov narrowly, split rest of statewide races won AG, Sec of State lost rest of council of state (treasurer, Supt of Ed, Lt. Gov. and more), 2018 won all the judicial races up (3 Scotus, 3 Appellate), 2020 Trump and Tillis both won, Cooper won, we lost 3 Scotus seats, lost 3 appellate seats, lost all the council of state seats we lost in 2016.
brooklynite
(95,006 posts)Incumbency brings a lot of advantages.
edhopper
(33,667 posts)how much the racist Southern Democrats helped keep a Dem majority until LBJ and the Civil Rights act.
BannonsLiver
(16,548 posts)Despite what the self described expert, and cotillion aficionado up thread thinks, a lot analysts agree that the 2022 senate map is suboptimal for the GOP. We wont get a super majority but we could theoretically expand the current margin slightly.