Senate Threatens To Be a Graveyard of 2020 Liberal Dreams
- Electoral map gives Republicans advantage to keep control
- GOP could stymie legislation even if party loses majority
The U.S. Capitol stands past the Washington Monument Memorial in Washington.
Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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The Senate threatens to become the graveyard of progressive Democrats’ dreams.
The sweeping liberal ideas backed by many of the party’s candidates — Medicare for all, a “Green New Deal,” and a $15 federal minimum wage — would struggle to get past a Senate where Republicans are likely to retain powerful influence over what legislation becomes law, even if a Democrat defeats President Donald Trump and takes office in January 2021.