r/politics • u/slaysia • Dec 19 '17

Democrat wins Va. House seat in recount by single vote; creating 50-50 tie in legislature

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/democrat-wins-va-house-seat-in-recount-by-single-vote-creating-50-50-tie-in-legislature/2017/12/19/3ff227ae-e43e-11e7-ab50-621fe0588340_story.html?utm_term=.82f2b85b50fa
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u/ssldvr I voted Dec 19 '17

Republicans may be forced to advance a more bipartisan agenda

Oh, poor things. Being forced to negotiate and compromise.

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u/TinfoilTricorne New York Dec 20 '17

They'll just obstruct then claim it's Democrats getting in the way.

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u/cbs5090 Dec 20 '17

Worked for over 7 years with Obama! :(

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u/up48 Dec 20 '17

Or how Trump can insult democrat leaders a day before a meeting showing he's not negotiating in good faith, but then claim the democrats are grandstanding and getting in the way of compromise when they cancel that meeting.

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u/cloud9ineteen Dec 20 '17

Or with a Democratic governor, they can decide to advance no agenda and just obstruct. See Obama, Barack

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u/ssldvr I voted Dec 20 '17

I hope you're wrong but I know you're right. Hopefully, we get that new election in the other district to get an outright majority.

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u/dont_ban_me_please Dec 20 '17

They'll burn the state to the ground and say that the dems did it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '17

Oh yeah, you mean like, the point of democracy?

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u/a_southerner South Carolina Dec 19 '17

They’ll spontaneously combust instead and make librul’s pay for it

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u/furtherthanthesouth Florida Dec 19 '17

Being forced to negotiate and compromise.

Sounds like communism to Republicans...

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u/TheGlassCat Dec 20 '17

Sounds the job description of a legislator.

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u/furtherthanthesouth Florida Dec 20 '17

I agree, and certainly on the state level there are republicans and democrats who happily set aside thier differences to actually compromise and legislate.

Unforunately since republicans gained control of the house in 2010 (and later the senate) they've treated compromise with democrats as if it is a mortal sin, effectively killing an Obama-Boehner "grand bargain" on the budget, amongst other issues. and now they are having trouble passing legislation in the senate, all because they refuse to make legislation that would be palletable for democrats to jump ship and vote on. (now it seems likely that with the trump adminitration, democrats will continue to adopt the republicans no compromise strategy). All of this lack of compromise (from both parties, but mainly republicans) in the federal legislature is more confusing considering they don't have super majorities to pass what ever they want, like democrats from 2008-2010.

overall, this partisanship is detrimental to the country, and i hope we can return to civility one day...

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u/DCromo Dec 20 '17

I see the speaker and all that is redecided.

It is very interesting.

Va. Going blue is news too.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '17

It’s fun pretending that only republicans would be against a bipartisan agenda.

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u/ssldvr I voted Dec 20 '17

BS. Republicans are waaaay worse at obstruction than Dems. I mean, it's not even close.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '17

I didn’t say anything about obstruction. I said bipartisan agenda

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u/ijy10152 Dec 20 '17

You have a point but it's mostly because the GOP has been taken over by crazies, they don't have any good ideas anymore.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '17

Replace the GOP with politics and we are in complete agreement.