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brettdale

(12,391 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2018, 09:53 PM Nov 2018

The dems will win the house

Which is great. But seems they will lose a senate seat or two. Heres hoping their house majority will be more than just a couple of seats.

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The dems will win the house (Original Post) brettdale Nov 2018 OP

In practice our margin of victory in the House doesn't much matter unblock Nov 2018 #1

We wouldn't be able to even if we had the Senate Flaleftist Nov 2018 #2

unblock

(52,577 posts)

1. In practice our margin of victory in the House doesn't much matter

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 09:55 PM

Nov 2018

We won't be able to pass legislation the becomes law until we also have the senate and White House.

But even with a bare majority, we will have all the committee chairs and investigative powers.

Flaleftist

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2. We wouldn't be able to even if we had the Senate

Reply to unblock (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 09:57 PM

Nov 2018

because Trump would just veto it. With the House, we can prevent the GOP from passing any toxic legislation.

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