2016 Postmortem

JRLeft

(7,010 posts) Wed Oct 17, 2012, 02:13 PM Oct 2012

Obama never had 60 senate seats, because of Ted Kennedy and Robert Byrd's absence due to

their illness. Dems should knock down this gawd damn lie.

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Obama never had 60 senate seats, because of Ted Kennedy and Robert Byrd's absence due to (Original Post) JRLeft Oct 2012 OP

no, he did not. i caught that one also. nt seabeyond Oct 2012 #1

The myth of a progressive majority - link: patrice Oct 2012 #2

nevermind lieberman, who get twice as many connecticut votes from republicans as from democrats unblock Oct 2012 #3

do forget that al franken was seated cause of norm coleman (it was norm i think) challenges leftyohiolib Oct 2012 #4

Not to mention that Al Franken wasn't sworn into the Senate until July, 2009, catbyte Oct 2012 #5

Good point! hrmjustin Oct 2012 #6

Here's the mother lode on the "supermajority" myth JaneQPublic Oct 2012 #7

kick for later. eom ellenfl Oct 2012 #8

Blue dogs and Joe-mentum made sure of that budkin Oct 2012 #9

If I recollect, there were 60 seats for about 14 days. LiberalFighter Oct 2012 #10

He will in 2014. abumbyanyothername Oct 2012 #11

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)

1. no, he did not. i caught that one also. nt

Reply to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 02:14 PM

Oct 2012

patrice

(47,992 posts)

2. The myth of a progressive majority - link:

Reply to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 02:17 PM

Oct 2012

http://blog.reidreport.com/2011/07/myth-of-progressive-majority/

unblock

(52,330 posts)

3. nevermind lieberman, who get twice as many connecticut votes from republicans as from democrats

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Wed Oct 17, 2012, 02:21 PM

Oct 2012

leftyohiolib

(5,917 posts)

4. do forget that al franken was seated cause of norm coleman (it was norm i think) challenges

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Wed Oct 17, 2012, 02:25 PM

Oct 2012

catbyte

(34,455 posts)

5. Not to mention that Al Franken wasn't sworn into the Senate until July, 2009,

Reply to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 02:26 PM

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because of Norm "Toothpaste Commercial" Coleman's infantile challenges to the election results, so that took over 250 days off Obama's calendar.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

6. Good point!

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Wed Oct 17, 2012, 02:27 PM

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JaneQPublic

(7,113 posts)

7. Here's the mother lode on the "supermajority" myth

Reply to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 02:39 PM

Oct 2012

Thanks to Dorkzilla:
http://factleft.com/2012/01/31/the-myth-of-democratic-super-majority/

ellenfl

(8,660 posts)

8. kick for later. eom

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Wed Oct 17, 2012, 04:54 PM

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budkin

(6,717 posts)

9. Blue dogs and Joe-mentum made sure of that

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Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:12 PM

Oct 2012

LiberalFighter

(51,098 posts)

10. If I recollect, there were 60 seats for about 14 days.

Reply to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:13 PM

Oct 2012

Not much time to get anything done.

abumbyanyothername

(2,711 posts)

11. He will in 2014.

Reply to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 06:03 PM

Oct 2012

God willing.

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