ext_209521 ([identity profile] kinvore.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] talkpolitics2012-11-07 01:16 pm
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What the election means

This was about more than Obama's victory. Several Tea Party extremists were also defeated. Todd Akin, Allen West, Joe Walsh (not of Eagles fame hehe), Richard Mourdock, and others were among them. While Democrats made gains in the House, the GOP still holds the majority.

The question is will this end GOP stonewalling in Congress? It would be nice if the House could pass something (aside from a repeal of Obamacare that has no chance of becoming law). It would be nice if the Senate would stop filibustering everything that Obama proposes. If the GOP continues their obstruction tactics, how will it affect them in 2014?

[identity profile] rimpala.livejournal.com 2012-11-08 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
All those times the government went or threatened to go into default

[identity profile] vitsli.livejournal.com 2012-11-08 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Such as?