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Question re: sequestration [View all]
If Obama wins and we gain seats in the House and Senate, how much leverage does that realistically give us? I think it would be seen as a proper repudiation of the Republicans in the House, which I believe have the lowest approval rating on record of any of the involved parties.
I personally would like to see the military take a larger haircut than cut social programs, and I wonder if we would have a little more juice to make that happen in the event of a likely Obama win. They have to come to an agreement by 1/2/13, right?
Sorry for the simplistic nature of the question, I am not as well-versed on this issue as I should be, but I know a lot of you are.
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