Exclusive — Empirical Vote Data Shows Democrats Still Control US Senate...

Big Government ^ | 4/23/15 | Matthew Boyle

[markomalley]

Senate Democrats still control the U.S. Senate, election results last November aside, an analysis of all the votes taken since Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) took over as Majority Leader shows.

In fact, with two minor exceptions, every single vote that has passed the U.S. Senate since the beginning of this Congress in January has passed with at least—usually more than—93 percent of support from Democrats.

“While Republicans have done nothing to create jobs and help the middle class, on other topics like passing clean funding for Homeland Security and confirming Loretta Lynch, Senator McConnell has done the right thing by bringing bills and nominations to the floor that Democrats can support,” Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s spokesman Adam Jentleson told Breitbart News. “Democrats hope this trend will continue.”

Since January, according to the U.S. Senate vote count website, there have been 10 nominations confirmed. Each one has seen unanimous support from Democrats who voted, but varying levels of Republican support.

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The nomination of Loretta Lynch to be Attorney General, replacing Eric Holder—the most recent confirmation, passing on Thursday afternoon—saw all Democrats vote in favor joined by 10 Republicans. They are: McConnell and Sens. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Mark Kirk (R-IL), and Rob Portman (R-OH).

[Da Bilge Troll]

NO. MO. RINOS.

[generally]

Another great reason for our representatives to get out of DC is that it would remove them from the highly concentrated lobbying concerns in DC. I’m sure that big lobbyists would still be in touch, but it wouldn’t be as easy as having all the targets located in one place.

[Georgia Girl 2]

I see zero change in the House or Senate since the GOP technically took control of the majority.

My consensus is that we are still hurtling toward CWII. People are getting more and more angry.

[bonehead4freedom]

No actually I'm pissed. When ever a conservative runs in the primary all we hear is their too extreme and unelectable and should the win they're starved of money and the GOPe starts a whispering campaign against them ( this is the candidate of the fringe this really isn't us). They only want conservatives to show up at election time and to send money in and if they don't then conservatives are the problem. The GOPe handpicked and approved candidates get elected and their main motivation is to reach across the aisle and work with the democrats to get things done in Washington and be relevant in the process. Have they stopped Obama’s over reach? Didn't they just rubber stamp Lynch? Really dig into why our men were hung out to dry in Libya? Ever ask were Obama was that night? No I'm not happy at all but I've come to the realization that as a conservative the Republican party as a vehicle to advance conservatism is a failure. The GOPe and party leaders along with their money people hate conservatism and are actively trying to kill it. Why should I support that?

[pfony1]

Hi Bonehead,

You shouldn’t. I shouldn’t. We don’t have to “contribute” funds to buy the rope that will hang us.

IMHO, we need more Senatorial candidates like Tom Cotton and fewer like Thad Cochrane.

One of my Senators is Richard Blumenthal. He will be ripe for replacement in 2016. So THAT is what I need to work for. I’d say that Connecticut would elect someone like Tom Cotton — if we can recruit that person.

Meanwhile, I need to learn what Blumenthal has done these past six years besides kiss Harry Reid’s — ahem — “ring”.