Reply #4: As long as Republicans control the House, no taxes will increase,

[No Elephants]

except maybe taxes on the poor, which DID increase after the McConnell-Obama deal to which my prior post refers.

Remember, Obama took office with an overwhelming majority in the House and 60 in the Senate Democratic caucus, plus a huge popular sentiment for him and for Democrats and against Bush and Republicans. With the right moves, he could have accomplished almost anything.

That particular configuration is very unlikely to occur again any time soon because Dummya was one of the worst presidents in all of U.S. history. Therefore, it may be a while before either Party gets that degree of pushback from voters. AND, absent that kind of pushback, elections seem get closer and closer every time. (Though Democrats did get a fair amount of pushback in 2010. imo, that was because they did not deliver the dramatic change they promised.)

Given the last four years, Obama certainly will not have that configuration in his second term.

If I let myself, I could cry about Blown Opportunities.

But, I am in a blue state. No one will notice how I vote. But, DD, you are in a swing state., so you will have to weigh things very carefully before you decide to stop being a Democrat.

Not saying what you should or should do, just saying weigh very carefully.