The Senate is technically tied, 49 Dems, 49 Republicans, 2 independant. You usually need 60 votes in the Senate to pass anything. In the House, Dems have 233 (53%), Republicans 202(46%), but if anything passes the house, then the Senate can block it. Not very overwhelming to me.
2007-01-06 13:35:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Math is not one of this countries strong points. The Democrats are just so punch drunk thrilled to have taken the House & Senate back from the Repubs- they're apt to get alittle carried away. Forgive them; the coming grid-lock will sober them up...
2007-01-06 13:48:08 · answer #1 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I haven't heard anyone say it was overwhelming. I do hear people say that the mid-term vote percentage was overwhelming, though it was not. It just seemed overwhelming because the shift toward the Democrats was dramatic and vocal.
As far as the Senate goes, they do count it as a majority since historically Independents tend to vote on the side of the Democrats. If you have the Democrats voting as a bloc, and the Independents voting Democratic, then that only leaves 9 out of 49 Senators to sway to the side of the bill. Right now the Republicans are divided and contentious in the Senate, mostly over Bush and his policies. Depending on the bill itself, it may not be that difficult to gain the support of 19% of the Republicans.
2007-01-06 17:13:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
they are saying that because they want you to think that and that is a victory by overwhelming popularity,when in reality they barely sqeaked by to get the majority and are keeping a senator on life support to keep it,they are also worried about the senators in hawaii because of their age,if either one of them go's(God fobid it) a republican for each place can and gets to say whom the next senator will be,and the democrats will lose the majority
2007-01-06 14:49:20 · answer #3 · answered by stygianwolfe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No marvel. The repos are without postpone deteriorating into Teabaggers, dissatisfied Bible bangers, approximately 3 GOP, and disgraced congressmen. all the electorate are going to undergo in techniques is the throwbacks vote casting "no" to each thing of income that the Dems got here up with.
2016-10-30 05:05:52 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't heard or read anything of the sort. In all the papers, magazines and news shows that I've seen they have pointed out what a narrow majority it is. But I guess I've been watching the (non-existent) liberal biased media. Where have you been?
2007-01-06 13:38:45 · answer #5 · answered by Concerned Citizen 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
People in here might be saying that - but it isn't true.
2007-01-06 14:25:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, nobody has said that but you.
The voices inside your head are not "everyone."
2007-01-06 13:45:49 · answer #7 · answered by The answer guy 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Good point.
2007-01-06 13:38:41 · answer #8 · answered by Juicy 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I know of no one that's saying that.
Especially Democrats.
2007-01-06 13:45:05 · answer #9 · answered by bettysdad 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
I dont know.........this world needs to stop the violence.
2007-01-06 13:42:25 · answer #10 · answered by LaLa 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋