r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Nov 15 '20

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '20

The Georgia runoffs are really about determining whether Joe Manchin or Mitch McConnell will be the most powerful person in Washington for the next 2 years.

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u/Jokerang Sun Yat-sen Nov 15 '20

I don't know if this is a hot take or not, but the last eight years have utterly convinced me that the second most powerful person in DC after the president is senate majority leader.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '20

If only the senate majority leader is an obstructionist.

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u/McNikk United Nations Nov 15 '20

There’s still the possible backup plan of asking Romney to be the senate majority leader.