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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of American politics, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges. This blog is on the open Internet, so post nothing that you would not want a potential employer to see. Syllabus: http://gov20h.blogspot.com/2023/08/draft-introduction-to-american-politics.html

Monday, December 15, 2008

Cloture, Senate procedure and Harry Reid's ineffectiveness

Nate Silver breaks down Harry Reid's job as majority leader of the Senate. Essentially, the Republicans have been using procedural filibusters (quorum calls) more and more, and actual filibusters (Strom Thurmond speaking for 24 hours straight) less. Harry Reid has been ineffective at making Senate Republicans look bad, or forcing a vote.
Per ch. 9 of Brownstein, it's possible Reid is being too nice.
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