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    Re: Now that Obama wins a 2nd term do you the Republicans will work with him

    Quote Originally Posted by mysticsoto View Post
    That may be true to some extent, but the fact that Congress' approval rating is sitting around 15% now and hovered and was as low as 9% for the last 2 yrs or so is an indication that people are NOT happy with what they are currently doing!!!
    And yet by-and-large incumbents retained their seats on both sides of the aisle.

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    Re: Now that Obama wins a 2nd term do you the Republicans will work with him

    Quote Originally Posted by YardRat View Post
    And yet by-and-large incumbents retained their seats on both sides of the aisle.


    Because of the was districts are drawn that will never change.

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    Re: Now that Obama wins a 2nd term do you the Republicans will work with him

    Quote Originally Posted by EricStratton View Post
    Because of the was districts are drawn that will never change.
    True, but one would think if the approval rating is so low more voters would be willing to vote against an incumbent just to get their ass out of office, regardless of the lines.

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    Re: Now that Obama wins a 2nd term do you the Republicans will work with him

    Quote Originally Posted by YardRat View Post
    True, but one would think if the approval rating is so low more voters would be willing to vote against an incumbent just to get their ass out of office, regardless of the lines.
    One would think very short sightedly if one didn't realize that the approval ratings are for the entire country and not those specific districts that re-elected incumbents...

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    Re: Now that Obama wins a 2nd term do you the Republicans will work with him

    Quote Originally Posted by mysticsoto View Post
    One would think very short sightedly if one didn't realize that the approval ratings are for the entire country and not those specific districts that re-elected incumbents...
    One would have to be a pretty big dumbass to think 'the rest of Congress is ****ed up, but my rep is doing really well'.

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    Re: Now that Obama wins a 2nd term do you the Republicans will work with him

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    One would have to be a pretty big dumbass to think 'the rest of Congress is ****ed up, but my rep is doing really well'.
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    Re: Now that Obama wins a 2nd term do you the Republicans will work with him

    Quote Originally Posted by YardRat View Post
    True, but one would think if the approval rating is so low more voters would be willing to vote against an incumbent just to get their ass out of office, regardless of the lines.


    You're preaching to the choir but when you have two choices even a bad choice in your party is better then the choice of the other party. Especially in congressional races where the positions are usually very much in black and white

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    Re: Now that Obama wins a 2nd term do you the Republicans will work with him

    Quote Originally Posted by YardRat View Post
    One would have to be a pretty big dumbass to think 'the rest of Congress is ****ed up, but my rep is doing really well'.
    Agreed.

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