David Axelrod: Republican Congress Could Be 'More Extreme' Than Bush (EXCLUSIVE)

How did he know the conservatives would stop everything, even rejecting bills they themselves authored.

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Obama's rhetoric on bipartisanship was along the lines of, "Hillary's too polarizing; I've worked with Dick Lugar on bill to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons." What's left unspoken, but presumed by those listening at the time, "So it stands to reason that all (or enough) Republicans will cross over and vote with Democrats because I've got a great smile, I'm smart/reasonable/silver-tongued, blah, blah, blah, blah".



Except Republicans never made any secret of their intention to obstruct a Democratic Congress. It's what they were doing since Democrats took over control of Congress in 2006.



And because it was never said explicitly, but presumed, nobody ever retorted out loud, "Dick Lugar is an anachronism in the Senate and in the Republican Party".



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