Republican majority vs Democratic majority-an illustration

[RealisticDem44]

Let's take a look at some simple numbers.


109th Congress (Republican President, both houses with a Republican majority.)

Senate: Final voting share-Reps: 55% Dems: 45%

House: Final voting share-Reps: 53.0% Dems: 47.0%



111th Congress: (Democratic President, both houses with a Democratic majority.)

Senate: Latest voting share-Dems: 59% Reps: 41%

House: Latest voting share-Dems: 58.9% Reps: 41.1%

(All numbers are from Wikipedia).

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So the Republicans can say "Fuck you, we're in charge and we will do what we want!" when THEY are in power, but when the Democrats are in power-all of a sudden it's about "bipartisanship" and "pragmatism" and "we can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good."

This is really just sad and depressing on so many levels.

[Edweird]

1. There are a lot of republicans pretending to be Dems - even here on DU.

Actually ESPECIALLY here on DU.