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Originally Posted by TheSquealer
Don't forget that this was the issue during mid-term elections. People's trust in Congress was at an all time low. Peoples trust in anyone in Washington to get anything done at all was at an all time low.
I don't think more of the same will be a winning formula for anyone. This is what peple were voting against and why this guy is now President. He's not in any way representative of "more of the same". Hillary to voters was.
Typically, with legislation, people would put forth their own version of legislation and sell it better than the other, forcing the other to the table. I would guess we'd be back to that as thats really whats going to sell to the public. I can't see Democrats blocking anything as a means to accomplish something meaningful that will be important to voters.
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While people's trust in congress is at an all time low, they still enjoy about a 90%+ reelection rate. Until they are punished for behaving like assholes I don't see them changing a whole lot.
I think Obamacare will be a good test of how things are going to go over the next few years. Obviously, Democrats don't want it flat-out repealed and a number of Republicans have said they want a replacement in place before repealing. It will be interesting to see how much bipartisan work there is in the replacement.