• YaBoyMax@programming.dev
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    10 months ago

    They still have a 6-seat lead, and even if two or three resignations follow they’ll still have a 1-seat buffer on party-line votes.

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        10 months ago

        If two Republicans vote with the Democrats, the Republicans still have a majority, but the vote is split if three decide to vote with the Democrats. (219 - 3 = 216; 213 + 3 = 216)

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          10 months ago

          I came to the same math, but the article states “on any party-line issues”. If its a party-line issue, doesn’t that define that all the party will vote on one side or the other?