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And what was your bet on the election, It's pretty obvious that Biden will win, and I predicted that ages ago, not that Biden would win because he wasn't selected then, but rather that there's no way that Americans will select Trump now that they've seen him. I said he'd lose by a larger majority, probably 5 million. I wasn't sure about the electoral college then but I am now.
However this is not the bet that is worth having, which is given that Biden will win the question is, will the Democrats be able to flip the Senate. That I do not know. I wouldn't bet on it but I think it's possible because this is not going to be a close election like everyone thinks, it's going to be a landslide to Biden.
You focus on "packing the courts" but why do they need to be packed, that's right because McConnell used his power to thwart the President so he could keep working on getting Judges who would uphold their undemocratic Gerrymanders and voter suppression.
McConnell left 100 Federal Court judges for Trump too, by obstructing Obama at every turn. Removing the final filibuster, making DC and PR States, and packing the Court with two Judges is only what is the right thing to do. The 'packing of the court' would only balance the two Judges that McConnell stole (assuming he gets to replace Ginsburg before the election)
What comes around goes around. The reason I do think that Biden can flip the Senate is that America as an idea, 'the great experiment' is simply too important for the future of humanity. And I have a deep faith that however fcuked up the world is and America is, ultimately there are good people there and that what is right will ultimately prevail. Biden winning and not flipping the Senate will be close to useless. But then maybe it's meant to happen that way and next election will see Kamala Harris and a flipped Senate. A lot can happen in four years, she has time to grow into the role.
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