52 seats in the Senate are needed to counteract Fetterman, 53 for the stray Democrat voting against the party line on key issues.

For instance, Adam Hamilton in Kansas (if elected) wouldn’t support Medicare for All as he thinks maintaining career stability in the health insurance industry is more important. Not that a Republican representing Kansas in the Senate would be better, but the greater the Democratic majority, the more lame duck Trump will be and the Senate better prepared for not just fixing this mess under a subsequent administration, but also passing progressive policies beyond what has already been achieved and undone.