Ideally, I'd love for Dems to just start taking credit for everything MAGA brags about. Since apparently the Republicans aren't in charge.

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[–] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The democrats (including the independents who caucused with them) had a 58% vote share in the senate and 58.8% in the house of representatives in the 111th congress. A supermajority requires two thirds, i.e. 67%.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

    A supermajority in the Senate is 60 votes which can use cloture to shut down a filibuster. Obama didn't have one for long, but he squandered it. And yes, he had one.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/yydwro/last_time_a_supermajority_occurred_in_the_senate/

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