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NowsTheTime

(1,336 posts) Mon Mar 20, 2023, 02:04 PM Mar 2023

What needs to be done: Control Presidency and both House and Senate

Last edited Mon Mar 20, 2023, 02:49 PM - Edit history (1)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/jun/25/control-house-and-senate-1900/

Time for a generational change to Democrats

Periods of time when one party controlled Presidency and both House and Senate:

FDR 1933-1935 1935-1937 1937-1939

FDR 1939-1941 1941-1943 1943-1945

Truman 1945-1947

nil Truman 1947-1949

Truman 1949-1951 1951-1953

Eisenhower 1953-1955

nil Eisenhower 1955-1957 1957-1959 1959-1961

JFK LBJ 1961-1963 1963-1965 1965-1967

nil Nixon Ford 1969-1971 1971-1973 1973-1975

Carter 1977-1977 1977-1979

nil Reagan 1981-1983 1983-1985 1985-1987 1987-1989

nil H.W. Bush 1989-1991 1991-1993

Clinton 1993-1995

nil Clinton 1995-1997 1997-1999 1999-2001

nil G.W.Bush 2001-2003?

G.W.Bush 2003-2005 2005-2007

nil G.W. Bush 2007-2009

Obama 2009-2011

nil Obama 2011-2013 2013-2015 2015-2017

Trump 2017-2019

nil Trump 2019-2021

nil Biden 2021-2023 2023-2025

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What needs to be done: Control Presidency and both House and Senate (Original Post) NowsTheTime Mar 2023 OP

Clinton had both houses from 91-93 AZSkiffyGeek Mar 2023 #1

Think it's corrected now NowsTheTime Mar 2023 #2

In recent years the one sure-fire strategy of willing House is to lose the Presidency in the Jose Garcia Mar 2023 #3

Stating the obvious inthewind21 Mar 2023 #4

Given the polarized state of the country, it will be a difficult task. roamer65 Mar 2023 #5

I just don't see another way to reverse the way things are now... NowsTheTime Mar 2023 #6

AZSkiffyGeek

(12,744 posts)

1. Clinton had both houses from 91-93

Reply to NowsTheTime (Original post)

Mon Mar 20, 2023, 02:13 PM

Mar 2023

NowsTheTime

(1,336 posts)

2. Think it's corrected now

Reply to AZSkiffyGeek (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 20, 2023, 02:50 PM

Mar 2023

Jose Garcia

(3,551 posts)

3. In recent years the one sure-fire strategy of willing House is to lose the Presidency in the

Reply to NowsTheTime (Original post)

Mon Mar 20, 2023, 02:53 PM

Mar 2023

previous election.

inthewind21

(4,616 posts)

4. Stating the obvious

Reply to NowsTheTime (Original post)

Mon Mar 20, 2023, 02:55 PM

Mar 2023

With a correction. Control White House, the House of Representatives by a margin of 20 or more, and have a 2/3 majority in the senate.

roamer65

(37,974 posts)

5. Given the polarized state of the country, it will be a difficult task.

Reply to NowsTheTime (Original post)

Mon Mar 20, 2023, 02:55 PM

Mar 2023

I hope we get all three next year, but I am skeptical.

The country has been too poisoned by Faux lies and Russian agitprop.

NowsTheTime

(1,336 posts)

6. I just don't see another way to reverse the way things are now...

Reply to NowsTheTime (Original post)

Mon Mar 20, 2023, 03:25 PM

Mar 2023

The Supreme Court now seems to find a way to rule over everything they possibly can, and are willing to go to extreme explanations to justify decisions they want. I worry about independent state legislature decision upcoming.

The electoral college and Senate vote are inherently unfair wrt one person one vote.

Gerrymandering is another problem.

Voter suppression another.

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