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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago

Both sides are bad

Cool observation. Here's a smiley face sticker and a lollipop.

Here's another observation.

Both sides are NOT the same.

So, in a system where you WILL get one or the other for the foreseeable future, what would you consider to be the intelligent thing to do?

Also, you are wrong. Democrats haven't held a trifecta for 4+ years since the 1960s. In recent memory their control has only lasted 2-3 years at a time, and you've also failed to take into account that many things require a supermajority in Congress to enact and Dem's total control has typically been by a very thin margin.


Key Periods of Unified Democratic Control (White House + Senate + House):

2021–2023 (117th Congress): President Joe Biden, with narrow House and Senate majorities.

2009–2011 (111th Congress): President Barack Obama, passing the Affordable Care Act.

1993–1995 (103rd Congress): President Bill Clinton’s first two years.

1961–1969 (87th–90th Congresses): Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.

1933–1947 (73rd–79th Congresses): President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the start of Truman’s term.


Where is that Healthcare?

When I was young and broke Obama, during one of those windows of control, gave me affordable healthcare when I had none and he had to fight tooth and nail with Republicans to get it.

You really need to do your homework before you post things on the internet that other people who don't do their homework will just accept as fact. It really doesn't help our situation.