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Originally Posted by Itshim
Well put, My home state will no doubt go for Mitt. Not sure if Obama will be a lame duck anyway If the Senate & the House end up with the republicans  |
He won't be a lame duck in that he would retain the power of the White House still. It's difficult to say how much he could achieve with a hostile congress. That said it's not certain the senate will fall under Republican control at the moment, the tides have shifted since August to the point where the Democrats would retain a narrow majority. However it doesn't really matter since neither will have a outright majority (2/3rd) to overturn vetoes from the White House or to overrule filibusters. The senate will be, for a lot of purposes, a draw no matter what happens.