Re-Electing Warnock Means Democrats Won't Be At The Mercy of Manchin & Sinema

With Senator Catherine Cortez Masto's re-election in Nevada (and barring a potentially successful recount challenge) Democrats have secured another majority in the Senate.

This notwithstanding it is still incredibly important for Reverend Raphael Warnock to be re-elected in Georgia. For starters, Republican Herschel Walker is simply manifestly unqualified for the position and would serve as nothing more than a body to vote yay or nay as he is told. Warnock, on the other hand, has shown himself to be a competent legislator with a mind of his own. 

However, the greatest significance in re-electing Warnock would be Democrats would have a 51-49 majority. While it is a slim majority, it would mean Democrats won't be at the mercy of fellow caucus members Joe Manchin of West Virginia or Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. Manchin and Sinema were a thorn in the Biden Administration's efforts to pass Build Back Better. Although Manchin and Sinema would eventually support a watered down version of Build Back Better in the form of the Inflation Reduction Act, they did a great deal of harm to the standing of both the Biden Administration and Senate Democrats. 

Having said that I realize it is possible that Manchin and Sinema could team up and cause further mischief, but both are up for re-election in 2024 and there's a very good chance Sinema will face a primary challenger. If Georgia voters re-elect Warnock then no one Senator be it Manchin, Sinema nor anyone else could torpedo legislation that would benefit the broadest base of the American public.