Also, @samsteinhp & @ryangrim, 1964 GOP was willing to be bipartisan on civil rights, this GOP hasn't helped on anything.
@DanaHoule @samsteinhp but even given all that, people thought jfks agenda was dead.
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@ryangrim@samsteinhp What does 1964-era punditry have to do w whether LBJ faced fewer & easier-to-overcome barriers than Obama? -
@DanaHoule@samsteinhp how else can you gauge what was considered possible then? 2012-era punditry? -
@ryangrim@samsteinhp Uh, well, 68 is greater than 59, to begin with. Comparisons of use of filibuster, which I'm sure you've heard about
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