re: #245 Jay C

Well, with all due respect to Sen. Schumer*, I’d say “good riddance” to the prospect of Peter King (R-IRA) retiring: but the bigger issue isn’t King - or the (so far) 20 other GOPer Reps. not going to return for the 117th - but who is going to replace them. Since in this day and age, any replacement for a Republican is only too likely to be considerably worse than the (any) incumbent.
Unfortunately, given the pervasive gerrymandering (and persistent political attitudes) in so much of “red” America, it’s hard to see the Democrats making the sort of electoral gains at the House-district level that would, say, lead to an FDR-style supermajority in the House (and never mind the Senate).

* And, as much as I like Chuck, I’d say in this particular instance, the answer is “not much”

Fortunately they don’t need a supermajority in the House, just a solid majority like they have now. Its amazing how much politics has changed just since 2008 when the Democrats managed to win 60 seats in the Senate, which is now pretty much unthinkable. 40% of America has gone fascist, which is why the filibuster really needs to be abolished or radically reformed.