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		pjmorris on Nov 9, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Donald Trump is the president-elect of the U.S. Until 2010, the Democrats held control of the House, Senate, and White House. At least consider the possibility that they accomplished what they wanted to accomplish.

maxerickson on Nov 9, 2016 [–]

Procedural rules in the Senate gave a lot of influence to the marginal votes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patient_Protection_and_Afforda...

Which depending on which 'they' you are using, may or may not contradict your point.

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