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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Can you imagine a Republican Congress doing anything constructive about any of these issues in the next decade?
If the presidential campaign seems pointless, it's because there seems to be little hope that the current GOP will do anything other than try to obstruct what Democrats are trying to do. That won't last forever, because the GOP represents a demographically shrinking electorate. They are more frantic and desperate because they know they are losing.
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I'd like the issues I cited addressed. But they won't be, under any combination of branches being controlled by either party. The next best thing is gridlock. We get that either way. If Trump wins, the Democrats will become obstructionists and wallop the GOP in the midterms. If Hillary wins, the GOP will remain obstructionist and wallop the Democrats in the midterms.
Even all three branches being GOP won't cause a huge problem. Procedurally, the Democrats have enough votes and devices to keep him in check. He's also a closet Democrat one term President. He'll do none of the stuff TM has hysterically suggested.
