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[Amimnoch]

42. And the ACA was the only bill passed in President Obama's 8 years?

It was his signature campaign legislation. No surprise at all that Republicans would have been pure obstruction on it. Not entirely unlike our universal opposition to Trumps stupid ass wall.

EVERY bill that did pass after 2011 was done with bipartisan support as we no longer had the majority in both chambers of Congress after that point.

Even before 2011, the Dodd Frank Wall Street reform bill managed to squeak by with 3 Republican senate votes.

It was carefully crafted to allow Republicans to do so without a spotlight being shone upon them, but the repeal of Don’t Ask/Don’t tell in 2010 had Senator Collins and 8 other Republicans crossing over to support.

Unless we do manage to take back the Senate in 2020 (Possible, but not at all the most likely outcome given the map) anyone who takes a hard stance against working with Republicans will get NOTHING done. Result will place the 2020 Senate map (one that actually favors us at this time) in jeopardy, and very possibly end up making our candidate a 1 term president like hopefully we will make Cheetolini.