2861U2 said:
I wouldn't be so sure about that. Whenever I bring up the Democratic Congress, most people here blame the Republicans for the failure to get anything done. Clearly, the Democrats are doing a superb job. It's just those pesky minority Republicans.
This may be a simplistic explanation
But I believe it is basically correct
For this premise
one must accept these rough numbers
40 % of the country is Democrat or Democrat leaning
40 % are Republican or Republican leaning
20 % are true independents (go both ways)
W's support is in the 30s
All of it is from hard core Republican or Republican leaning,
he has lost 1/4 of that group, 10% the total population.
The Democratic congress support in the 20s.
Who is in this group?
None is from Republican or Republican leaning group.
Some is from Democrat or Democrat leaning,
It takes
60 votes in the Senate to move things, not a simple majority of just 51.
Many expected the Dems to be able to control the agenda.
51 votes will not do that and there are not enough GOP that will vote with them to make the 60 votes.
Many of the true independents are disappointed because they voted for change, too.
Congress approval is in the 20s.
The public wants less of the Republican and W agenda, not more.