In the hyper partisan national environment, this is seeming more unlikely every year. Especially with the Medicaid cuts coming. And red states having 2 senators.
In the hyper partisan national environment, this is seeming more unlikely every year. Especially with the Medicaid cuts coming. And red states having 2 senators.
Eventually. I’d say in 2050-2070. If the US doesn’t fall apart by then.
But if actual leftists get into congress, they could just change the senate rules and/or ignore/fire the senate parliamentarian. So only 50 seats is needed.
Or blue states can join together and create a Socialized Universal Healthcare System that all residents of those states get the benefit.
That’s a lot of work when we could just get 60 senators to stop being pricks
Again, you don’t actually need 60 senators, just 50 is enough. Rule changes to the filibuster can pass with 50 votes.
But you’re forgetting the 218 seats need in the house, and obviously also the presidency.
And they can’t just be a “Democrat”, but also have to be a "Progressive Democrat. I mean, its an uphill battle.
And of course, anything passed by the normal legislative processes can just as easily be repealed that way.
Lasting change is going to require constitutional amendment(s) to harden the democracy against bad actors.