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What happens if the Senate is equally split after the Georgia runoffs?
This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareIf Democrats win both of Tuesday’s , the Senate would be evenly split, 50-50, between the two major parties.How would the Senate work if that happened?U.S. history provides some answers — though not many. That’s because even splits in the Senate have been rare. And because the Senate has changed drastically since the last time it happened, in 2001.Only three.In 1881, the Senate remained evenly divided for much of its two-year session. In 1954, it happened again — because of a senator’s death — but the even split lasted...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareIf Democrats win both of Tuesday’s , the Senate would be evenly split, 50-50, between the two major parties.How would the Senate work if that happened?U.S. history provides some answers — though not many. That’s because even splits in the Senate have been rare. And because the Senate has changed drastically since the last time it happened, in 2001.Only three.In 1881, the Senate remained evenly divided for much of its two-year session. In 1954, it happened again — because of a senator’s death — but the even split lasted...WW…
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