Late to this, but see @jonathanweisman on the Dem proxy war via a Treasury undersecretary nominee > http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/11/28/business/economy/liberal-treasury-nominees-deal-making-prowess-could-be-a-liability-.html?referrer= …
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@DanaHoule@jmartNYT@jonathanweisman On trade, I suppose. But GOP is post policy, won't construct legislation a D prez can sign.
@yeselson @DanaHoule @jmartNYT Tax reform, budget deal. Clinton-Gingrich deal created CHIP, cut cap gains. Can do lots w improving econ
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@jonathanweisman@DanaHoule@jmartNYT Different GOP than even mid 90s. Far more ideological *and* partisan. Have internalized McConnell's -
@jonathanweisman@DanaHoule@jmartNYT key insight: if a congressional party works with other party prez, voters credit the prez because -
@jonathanweisman@DanaHoule@jmartNYT they think president's party is always the party in power. But if R elites fight with D elites, then -
@jonathanweisman@DanaHoule@jmartNYT voters hate the bickering and *blame* presidential party. Strategy works for mid term electorate.
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