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Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
If you're talking about a partial takeover (i.e. one House), I don't think so -- especially if it is by a narrow margin. I still have fond hopes that the process of forced compromise between our political parties on issues like this one which are crucial to our country may ultimately produce a better result.
[I suppose Ty would call this "Broderesque" of me, almost as if being like David Broder is an insult.]
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I don't think that's Broderesque of you. In fact, I tend to agree. However, it would be Broderesque to fetishize bipartisanship -- e.g., if you felt that praising a Republican initiative means that you should also praise a Democratic one, in the interests of even-handedness.
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