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Because they don't have a majority, they don't get to "force votes" on anything.

True. But they can make the Reps choose a side on various issues. For example, a Dem could introduce a bill about Congressional control of tariffs. It won't get anywhere, but the fact that it won't get anywhere will indicate which side the two "teams" are on. And that can be used as a blunt instrument to beat them with when the economy is tanking, and the bread lines start to form.

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