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el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 12:01 PM Dec 2012

What are the odds that the Republicans in the House will agree to a deal Obama proposes?

Assuming he doesn't just propose the Ryan Budget.


4 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
Republicans in the House will be reasonable in order to avoid a shut down
0 (0%)
Republicans in the House will make demands but we can negotiate if we accept a little pain
0 (0%)
Republicans in the House will make steep demands, but will eventually come to some sort of resolution.
1 (25%)
Republicans in the House will not be reasonable unless they get everything they want
2 (50%)
Even if Obama proposed the Ryan Budget, they'd still refuse it to deny him the victory
1 (25%)
Republicans in the House would completely support this bullshit poll
0 (0%)
I like to vote!
0 (0%)
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What are the odds that the Republicans in the House will agree to a deal Obama proposes? (Original Post) el_bryanto Dec 2012 OP
all i know is that if they DO agree to it, then it's a bad deal for us. unblock Dec 2012 #1
Never a majority zipplewrath Dec 2012 #2
No doubt about this. el_bryanto Dec 2012 #3

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)
2. Never a majority
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 12:19 PM
Dec 2012

Regardless of what passes, the GOP will only round up enough votes to pass it, and no more. More democrats will vote for it than republicans.

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)
3. No doubt about this.
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 04:18 PM
Dec 2012

Many Republican's constituencies believe that they were elected to defeat the Democrats rather than work with them. I suspect that if this were the "good old days" they'd be clamoring for Republicans to constantly challenge Democrats to duels.

Bryant

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