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In reply to the discussion: Remember: No Phony Democrats! [View all]Klaralven
(7,510 posts)Compare and contrast the record of the Democratic Party 1933-1952 with the record of the Democratic Party 2000-2020.
Is it "the greatest political asset any party ever had in the history of the world?"
From 2000 to 2020 the leadership has been ---
Presidents - W 8 years, Obama 8 years, Trump 4 years?
House - Hastert 6 years, Pelosi 4 years, Boehner 5 years, Ryan 3 years, Pelosi 2 years?
Senate - Daschle 2 years, Frist 4 years, Reid 8 years, McConnell 6 years?
From 1933-1952 the leadership was --
Presidents - FDR 13 years, Truman 7 years.
House - The speakers were Democrats from Texas, Tennesee and Alabama, except for a 1.4 year stint by Henry Thomas Rainey (D-IL)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Speakers_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives
Senate - Joseph T. Robinson (D-AR) 5 years, Alben W. Barkley (D-KY) 9 years, Wallace H. White, Jr. (R-ME) 2 years, Scott W. Lucas (D-IL) 2 years, and Ernest W. McFarland (D-AZ) 2 years.