# Biden Is President, Congress Is Blue. Now What? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 17, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188 "2020-10-17T16:16:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188/121 "2020-10-25T01:01:53Z")
Some of these things are not like the others. Yeah, in 2020+ let’s exclude people from public office based on the profession or other identity of someone they choose to sleep with or crude yet not immoral remarks or thoughts. Sorry, there should be no puritanical standards. There is really little or no moral difference between this and banning someone who dated a trans, identified as bi, posed for provocative pictures, etc. I’m anti-Trump on the issues and basic common sense and general decency, but his Clintonian personal life exploits (I am speaking of consensual behavior, not the assaults, to be clear) are not the reason he is a terrible President and should not be a litmus test or standard in any way. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188/122 "2020-10-28T15:03:28Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > _Eliminate the Electoral College._ Needs amending the Constitution, wont happen. The one possibility I see for that is the aftermath of serious attempts to arbitrarily negate Biden state victories and give the electors to Cheato. That would produce a level of demand for an amendment that would generate economically damaging boycotts of states that refused to go along. ---
**Author:** ![urbanredneck2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/5f8ce5/32.png) [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188/123 "2020-10-28T20:52:26Z")
What do you think Biden will do on immigration? What will he do if there are massive surges at the border like when we have seen these large immigrant caravans coming up? ---
**Author:** ![urbanredneck2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/5f8ce5/32.png) [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188/124 "2020-10-28T20:53:26Z")
What will Biden do if we have another summer of protests if there are additional killings of POC’s by police? How will he handle BLM? ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188/125 "2020-10-28T20:55:57Z")
> [@urbanredneck2](#): > > What do you think Biden will do on immigration? Probably work with Congress to simplify the process of immigration. Continue reasonable efforts to secure our southern border. Not separate children from their parents. Not have a ban on Muslims. What do you think he will do? ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188/126 "2020-10-28T20:58:57Z")
> [@urbanredneck2](#): > > What will Biden do if we have another summer of protests if there are additional killings of POC’s by police? How will he handle BLM? I don’t think BLM needs to be “handled.” Not sure what you mean by that. As for protests, I assume he will stop trying to backtrack on efforts for police accountability, like the consent decrees that Trump has undermined. That should help cool off the protesters a little. I imagine he’ll also let state and local authorities figure out what it best, and offer federal assistance if asked. Mostly, I expect he won’t fan the flames of resentment and misinformation, and will support full investigations of any questionable police shooting. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188/127 "2020-10-28T21:03:28Z")
> [@urbanredneck2](#): > > What do you think Biden will do on immigration? > > What will he do if there are massive surges at the border like when we have seen these large immigrant caravans coming up? > [@urbanredneck2](#): > > What will Biden do if we have another summer of protests if there are additional killings of POC’s by police? How will he handle BLM? I suspect he’ll behave like a mature, intelligent, compassionate and responsible leader and adult. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188/128 "2020-10-28T21:05:37Z")
Oh no, are the caravans back? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188/129 "2020-10-28T21:21:24Z")
He will admit them, then follow up with a hearing to see if they really are in need of asylum. Just as we have done every year before trump. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188/130 "2020-10-29T00:17:43Z")
> [@urbanredneck2](#): > > What will he do if there are massive surges at the border like when we have seen these large immigrant caravans coming up? Well, since the caravans magically vanished the day after the 2018 election, I don’t see why it would be necessary to do anything about them. (It retrospect, the GOP should have saved their “magically vanish” card for the coronavirus, but who knew at the time, amirite?) ---
**Author:** ![urbanredneck2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/5f8ce5/32.png) [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188/131 "2020-10-29T03:24:58Z")
Will he push the Equality Act allowing all men who identify as women to compete in women’s sports and compete for athletic scholarships reserved for women? ---
**Author:** ![urbanredneck2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/5f8ce5/32.png) [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188/132 "2020-10-29T03:26:11Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > I don’t know how well it would work, but I’ve always thought that one of the requirements for being president is that you hold a lower elected office first. For example, if you had to be elected at least twice to mayor or governor, I think that would weed out people like Trump. Do you think he’d have run for president if he had to in politics for 8 years first? > Also, it would give the locals the chance to make sure someone as bad as Trump would have less of a chance of getting through. If he first ran a county or state like he’s running the country, he’d be less likely to get elected a second time and even if he did, we’d have a track record to look at. The democrats had Bloomberg as a candidate and he was previously only a businessman. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188/133 "2020-10-29T03:32:25Z")
Well, he was mayor of some little hicktown in southern New York state. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188/134 "2020-10-29T03:44:58Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > After ignoring deficits for four years (not to mention 8 of Bush), it will suddenly become the most important thing in the world. This. The talking heads on Fox will have this on an endless loop. By 2024, Republicans will be blaming President Biden for personally bringing Covid into the country. Democrats should not make Obama’s mistake. You cannot work with Republicans. Don’t even try. Treat them like an infestation in the halls of congress. Ignore them. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188/135 "2020-11-01T17:22:37Z")
> [@urbanredneck2](#): > > The democrats had Bloomberg as a candidate and he was previously only a businessman. We didn’t HAVE Bloomberg as a candidate. Bloomberg foisted himself on us as a candidate. At least until Professor Senator Warren handed him his incredibly wealthy ass in the debates. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188/136 "2020-11-01T22:15:16Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > That’s what’s going to be interesting over the next several years. If the Democrats welcome the Never-Trumpers into the tent, does that poison the party the same way the Republican Party was poisoned by opening its tent to racist Democrats in the 1960s? Maybe so. Maybe that’s OK. If the Republican party falls apart, maybe it would be good for the Democrats to swallow the same poison, so we can replace both parties with something better. Cold hard truth… the Democrats failed to stop Trump in 2016. It’ll be nice if they win on Tuesday, but all the damage of the past 4 years happened because they weren’t effective enough in stopping or even mitigating it. I have always said that if you don’t understand the difference between liberals and conservatives, it helps to put “capitalist” after their title. When we understand it’s a fight between liberal capitalists and conservative capitalists, then we see the enmity between the two is largely the narcissism of small differences, and we see the contrast with movements that might replace them. ---
**Author:** ![urbanredneck2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/5f8ce5/32.png) [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188/137 "2020-11-02T17:56:34Z")
Thing is libs hate Trump, I dont see any major love for Biden either. What will the dems do if he proves to be an ineffective leader? Will all the celebrities stay behind him? Will the MSM keep supporting him? ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188/138 "2020-11-02T17:58:11Z")
Why, our disgruntlement will be total and we will rally towards Tom Cotton during the next four years. Or maybe Junior, whoever says they love America the loudest. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188/139 "2020-11-02T17:58:50Z")
> [@urbanredneck2](#): > > Thing is libs hate Trump, I dont see any major love for Biden either. > > What will the dems do if he proves to be an ineffective leader ? > > Will all the celebrities stay behind him? Will the MSM keep supporting him? 1. We don’t have to love Biden, we respect and trust him though. 2. Not sure what you mean by “ineffective leader.” He’s the chief executive. He just has to do his job. 3. Celebrities? That’s rich. Irrelevant ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188/140 "2020-11-02T18:05:02Z")
> [@urbanredneck2](#): > > What will the dems do if he proves to be an ineffective leader? Biden has a long and established track record. At the very least, he is competent, and knowledgeable in the ways of Washington, and is well bipartisanly acquainted and connected with Congress. And a president depends heavily on his Cabinet and other advisors and appointees to carry out all his plans. There is every likelihood that Biden will surround himself with competent and professional-quality people – much the opposite of what Trump has done. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-president-congress-is-blue-now-what/923188.md?page=8)