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2016 Postmortem

LiberalFighter

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19. The 6 year curse is total hogwash.

Reply to FleetwoodMac (Original post)

Sat Jan 26, 2013, 01:19 PM

Jan 2013

To start there are other years when the party with control lost seats. And Democrats lost control of the House during Obama's 2nd year in office.

Those other times when they so called curse occurred they didn't have the nutbags we have now trying to run on the other side.

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Of filibusters, the six year curse, and the 2014 midterms [View all] FleetwoodMac Jan 2013 OP

Nonsense. The GOP will do away with the filibuster when they are in power BlueStreak Jan 2013 #1

When, why FleetwoodMac Jan 2013 #2

See post #4 BlueStreak Jan 2013 #5

It was a non-binding agreement to reduce the likelihood of filibusters on judicial nominations... FleetwoodMac Jan 2013 #7

WE weren't trying to do away with the filibuster BlueStreak Jan 2013 #8

But you said it has happened before? FleetwoodMac Jan 2013 #11

Yes it has. I gave you specific citations. BlueStreak Jan 2013 #12

You said... FleetwoodMac Jan 2013 #13

There was no attempt to "do away with filibusters" this time. BlueStreak Jan 2013 #14

I'm only quoting your own assertions FleetwoodMac Jan 2013 #16

You must be spending time with Alice in Wonderland BlueStreak Jan 2013 #18

No sir, I suspect you don't really understand what transpired... FleetwoodMac Jan 2013 #21

When did the GOP do away with the filibuster? Tx4obama Jan 2013 #3

2005. And they threatened the so-called "nuclear option" BlueStreak Jan 2013 #4

Ah okay, but that was an 'agreement' but not an actual official change to the Senate rules Tx4obama Jan 2013 #6

There was voluntary capitulation under threat of a hostage-taking action. BlueStreak Jan 2013 #9

I didn't have a point. I was just talking outloud - that it wasn't a voted upon rule change... Tx4obama Jan 2013 #10

As soon as the GOP gets 51 in the Senate they will change the rules to suit themselves stultusporcos Jan 2013 #15

Change what rules specifically? FleetwoodMac Jan 2013 #17

Seriously - does anyone doubt Cosmocat Jan 2013 #28

Maybe not at 12:01 BlueStreak Jan 2013 #30

The 6 year curse is total hogwash. LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #19

"Curse" is hogwash for sure, but the reality of midterm elections is not Hippo_Tron Jan 2013 #20

Unfortunately the time for the filibuster rule change is past. LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #23

Curses do not exists, but observable trends do FleetwoodMac Jan 2013 #22

The disturbing thing about this is that IF the Republicans ever do gain control of the Senate, world wide wally Jan 2013 #24

I too wanted a deeper reform... FleetwoodMac Jan 2013 #25

Exactly. But that was my point.. The Publicans wouldn't hesitate to turn change the rules if they world wide wally Jan 2013 #26

Right on both accounts Cosmocat Jan 2013 #29

Only if there is a Republican President. BlueStreak Jan 2013 #31

In 1998 we lost three seats and gained three seats dsc Jan 2013 #27