2016 Postmortem

Silent3

(15,234 posts) Tue Aug 16, 2016, 04:46 PM Aug 2016

Why don't presidential candidates make more clear and frequent calls for a same-party congress?

Is this happening, but somehow I'm missing it?

Why wouldn't a candidate of party X frequently exhort their supporters, "When you go to the polls to vote for me, make sure you also vote for the Senator and House member of party X, so we can get these things done!"?

Is is weirdly considered some kind of sign of weakness to admit the obvious truth that Presidents can't do anywhere near as much without Congressional help?

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Why don't presidential candidates make more clear and frequent calls for a same-party congress? (Original Post) Silent3 Aug 2016 OP

Secretary Clinton has been calling for a Democratic Congress bottomofthehill Aug 2016 #1

I wonder this same thing oswaldactedalone Aug 2016 #2

bottomofthehill

(8,334 posts)

1. Secretary Clinton has been calling for a Democratic Congress

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Tue Aug 16, 2016, 04:58 PM

Aug 2016

She has been working to help elect Democratic Senators and House members. The House is a reach, but the Senate is surely in play and she, her surrogates and her coordinated or combined campaign are working hard to bring a Democratic Congress with her.

oswaldactedalone

(3,491 posts)

2. I wonder this same thing

Reply to Silent3 (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 06:13 PM

Aug 2016

Seems to me that it would be a major talking point with each speech. Why isn't it?

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