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Empirical Vote Data Shows Democrats Still Control US Senate, Harry Reid’s Office Rejoices
http://www.breitbart.com ^ | 23 Apr 2015 | Matthew Boyle

Posted on 04/25/2015 6:29:57 AM PDT by kindred

Senate Democrats still control the U.S. Senate, election results last November aside, an analysis of all the votes taken since Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) took over as Majority Leader shows. In fact, with two minor exceptions, every single vote that has passed the U.S. Senate since the beginning of this Congress in January has passed with at least—usually more than—93 percent of support from Democrats. “While Republicans have done nothing to create jobs and help the middle class, on other topics like passing clean funding for Homeland Security and confirming Loretta Lynch, Senator McConnell has done the right thing by bringing bills and nominations to the floor that Democrats can support,” Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s spokesman Adam Jentleson told Breitbart News. “Democrats hope this trend will continue.” Since January, according to the U.S. Senate vote count website, there have been 10 nominations confirmed. Each one has seen unanimous support from Democrats who voted, but varying levels of Republican support. Seven nominations—George C. Hanks, Jr., to be a U.S. district Judge for the Southern District of Texas, Alfred H. Bennett to be a U.S....

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To: kindred

Ditch Mitch is still extremely interested in putting it to Conservatives. May the GOPee wither on the vine.


21 posted on 04/25/2015 7:32:01 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: windsorknot

They don’t need your money anymore. That comes from their corporate paymasters.

Getting a few “dimes” out of the conservative rabble when they can is just gravy to them.


22 posted on 04/25/2015 7:33:46 AM PDT by headstamp 2
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To: Monorprise

McConnel understands it is important for McConnel to maintain his power and influence, country be damned.


23 posted on 04/25/2015 7:36:03 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
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To: headstamp 2

True that.


24 posted on 04/25/2015 7:36:52 AM PDT by windsorknot
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To: kindred

I told my friends I haven’t voted for a Dim in 30 years. I guess I was wrong.


25 posted on 04/25/2015 7:38:09 AM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: The_Media_never_lie

“McConnel understands it is important for McConnel to maintain his power and influence, country be damned.”

maybe he does but I don’t understand what real power and influence he thinks he has clearly Harry not McConnel runs the senate because McConnel is too incompetent to wield the power voters gave republicans there.

McConnel is an incompetence failure as a leader and I would like someone to ask him why he is content to let democrats continue to run his senate.


26 posted on 04/25/2015 7:39:49 AM PDT by Monorprise
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To: kindred

It ain’t the RINOs or the DINO’s that are the problem.

It’s the HIPO’s (Hypocrites In Public Office) that will destroy us.


27 posted on 04/25/2015 7:50:46 AM PDT by Aevery_Freeman (Historians will refer to this administration as "The Half-Black Plague.")
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To: Michael.SF.

Yes but how many of those bills passed the Senate and got signed into law by Obama?


28 posted on 04/25/2015 7:56:38 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: txrefugee
This slanders turtles, which have survived over 220 million years by being very good at what they do.
29 posted on 04/25/2015 8:03:51 AM PDT by pabianice (LINE)
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To: Monorprise

It is hilarious if not tragic for the country. Republicans win control of Senate, but the Democrats maintain the majority because of RINOS. PERVERSE.


30 posted on 04/25/2015 8:09:23 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

The GOP Senate leadership betrayed their oath to behold and defend the Constitution and the voters who elected them. SHAME ON THEM!!!

We need throw the traitors out of the Senate the next election.

Hall of Shame
Flake
Portman
Kirk
Johnson
Collins
McConnell
Hatch


31 posted on 04/25/2015 8:48:08 AM PDT by Dqban22
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To: kindred
Well, duh. We have a one-party system.

All you diehard Republicans should wake up and realize that you are supporting the flipside of the same coin that in the pocket of the elites.

32 posted on 04/25/2015 9:12:47 AM PDT by Dr. Thorne (The night is far spent, the day is at hand.- Romans 13:12)
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To: Corporate Law

ping


33 posted on 04/25/2015 10:34:03 AM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: Dr. Thorne
Well, duh. We have a one-party system.

You got THAT right !

34 posted on 04/25/2015 10:36:55 AM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

“It is hilarious if not tragic for the country. Republicans win control of Senate, but the Democrats maintain the majority because of RINOS. PERVERSE.”

It really reflects poorly on Mitch as it makes him look supremely incompetence to have such a majority and yet still the effectiveness of a nearly helpless minority.

But of course that in turn reflects poorly upon the membership that voted for Mitch. We either have supremely incompetent leaders protected by a inflexibly corrupt political system incapable of getting rid of incompetents or the party rulers want to behave like this.

Some of us think they want it because of external interest such as lobbies and big politically active business like Google pulling all the strings for both parties.


35 posted on 04/25/2015 1:40:35 PM PDT by Monorprise
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To: The_Media_never_lie

“It is hilarious if not tragic for the country. Republicans win control of Senate, but the Democrats maintain the majority because of RINOS. PERVERSE.”

It really reflects poorly on Mitch as it makes him look supremely incompetence to have such a majority and yet still the effectiveness of a nearly helpless minority.

But of course that in turn reflects poorly upon the membership that voted for Mitch. We either have supremely incompetent leaders protected by a inflexibly corrupt political system incapable of getting rid of incompetents or the party rulers want to behave like this.

Some of us think they want it because of external interest such as lobbies and big politically active business like Google pulling all the strings for both parties.


36 posted on 04/25/2015 1:40:35 PM PDT by Monorprise
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