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Bill USA

(6,436 posts)
Mon Aug 29, 2016, 07:08 PM Aug 2016

Repugnants already making plans to obstruct Clinton if she is elected in November

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/hillary-clinton-presidency-gop-plan-227427


Hillary Clinton has managed to win support from Republicans without conceding any part of the progressive economic agenda she outlined during the Democratic primary.

But with fall approaching and momentum on Clinton’s side, Democrats and Republicans alike are looking over the horizon to a thornier reality: If elected, Clinton would likely become the first Democrat since Grover Cleveland to enter office without control of both houses of Congress.

That means the bipartisan show of support she has now — thanks to Donald Trump and the “alt-right,” conspiracy-driven campaign Clinton attacked Thursday in Reno, Nevada — is likely to evaporate as soon as the race is called. If she wins the presidency, Clinton would likely enjoy the shortest honeymoon period of any incoming commander in chief in recent history, according to Washington strategists, confronting major roadblocks to enacting her ambitious agenda, as well as Republican attacks that have been muted courtesy of the GOP nominee.

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Repugnants already making plans to obstruct Clinton if she is elected in November (Original Post) Bill USA Aug 2016 OP
The playbook was written 8 years ago Zambero Aug 2016 #1
Good. Let them do their thing. TheCowsCameHome Aug 2016 #2
This is some surprise? ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2016 #3
We will see two years of Congressional Wellstone ruled Aug 2016 #4
A Dem Senate & House changes all of that. misterhighwasted Aug 2016 #5
+ a million or so! eom BlueMTexpat Aug 2016 #6

Zambero

(8,962 posts)
1. The playbook was written 8 years ago
Mon Aug 29, 2016, 07:13 PM
Aug 2016

Globally replace the President's name, and the "new" GOP Master Plan is up and running. Only a shift in control of Congress changes any outcomes.

TheCowsCameHome

(40,167 posts)
2. Good. Let them do their thing.
Mon Aug 29, 2016, 07:14 PM
Aug 2016

Can't wait to hear them crying and whining after she's elected and Trump takes every last one of them down the crapper.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
4. We will see two years of Congressional
Mon Aug 29, 2016, 07:39 PM
Aug 2016

Hearings and Supreme Court fights. Predict total governmental shut down by next July or sooner . Call it Newt 3.0. These suckers tipped their hand last summer,when Gowdy announced his plan to Impeach any Cllinton in the White House.

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)
5. A Dem Senate & House changes all of that.
Mon Aug 29, 2016, 07:51 PM
Aug 2016

That we even have a near possibility of both is pretty remarkable considering where we started out, just over a year ago.

GOTV is necessary to change the Republican game for a long time to come.

As President, HRC with a Repub majority, will accomplish little of her outstanding goals in making America function again.
We have to get rid of as many Senators & Reps as we can for a fighting chance at challenging the Repub majority.
And if we should walk away with a Dem majority on Nov 8th, we will be a better country for it.

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