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Republicans are projected to keep control of the House of Representatives, handing the party total control of Washington with former President Trump back in the White House in January.

Decision Desk HQ projected the GOP would hold the House by winning its 218th seat on Monday, the number needed for a majority in the lower chamber.

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[-] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 70 points 2 days ago

Fucking democrat coward pieces of shit, could have obliterated those obstacles at any time for 8+ years of my life so far and done anything instead they just cry and cheer genocide

[-] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 73 points 2 days ago

The worst part is, last time republicans held both houses and the presidency, under bush, they removed the filibuster and replaced the Parliamentarian when he wouldn't do what the republicans wanted.

Then as soon as Obama got into power and democrats controlled everything, they put all those handicaps back on, gave the republicans half the discretionary budget (despite not needing any republican votes), and brought back Pay-go.

It was explained at the time by west-wing brained liberals that the republicans would reciprocate and that this was somehow better than just passing the laws your constituents want without them. And if they didn't, the republicans would be punished by voters for being so unreasonable. Instead of dem voters staying home in 2010 because they just saw their own representatives doing what the republicans wanted instead of what they elected them to do.

And then we saw the same shit play out again between the 2020 and 2022 elections.

[-] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 53 points 2 days ago

Liberals are fucking goldfish brained and it drives me up the fucking wall

[-] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 45 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The westwing nonsense about compromise and ineffectiveness being virtuous and the idea that "everyone votes for who they're closest to ideologically, so the best strategy is to tack closer to your opponent" just won't die, despite being proven wrong every single time for 30+ years.

[-] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 32 points 2 days ago

it won't die because they won't let it, it is the precious bodily fluids that keep the system chugging away, making sure one of the wings of the one party always wins