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Of course it has. And the Democratic party just wanted to get along.

Either way, unfortunately the political bickering fuelled by bots and social media manipulation is in a very sad state.

> And the Democratic party just wanted to get along.

In comparison to the GOP yes.

It was frustrating to see Obama keep reaching across the aisle and basically getting spit on. Democrats have their faults, but Republicans have made it clear that it's impossible to reach any kind of compromise with them.

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