What Happened This Week In Washington — And Georgia

Micah Cohen

Friend-of-the-site Leah Askarinam makes a good point here:

If Trump voters don't turn out, it's easy to blame Trump himself — and he certainly didn't help. But Trump supporters have always struggled to turn out to vote when when Trump himself isn't on the ballot.

Remember … the entire 2018 cycle?
— Leah Askarinam (@leahaskarinam) January 6, 2021

Nate Silver

8:30 pm

Big, sweeping legislation would be hard even if Democrats win tonight. But keep in mind that there are several moderate or institutionalist Republicans who will work with Democrats on certain types of votes, especially on procedural votes. And those moderates might feel a bit more emboldened to break ranks from the rest of the GOP if Democrats win these runoffs tonight.

Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

8:27 pm

I totally agree with you about the policy stakes of this election, Perry — it will be hard for Biden and the Democrats to pass big, sweeping legislation even if they win both races tonight. On the other hand, it will be easier for Biden to avoid long, drawn-out fights or even stonewalling over his executive branch appointments if the Democrats can win both seats, not to mention that he’ll actually be able to get some judicial appointments through, which is far from a given if Republicans are in control.

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