Build Back Never

Man, I really wish we could get to a little more political leverage than "smallest possible Senate majority plus a President who less than 30% of the Senate swing vote's electorate voted for" before deciding that if it's not going to happen under these conditions, then it's all fake and we might as well give up. The example of Jim Jeffords, who cost the GOP their Senate majority in 2001 by switching parties, seems potentially very instructive. His former Senate seat is currently held by Bernie Sanders.