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30. I posted about that earlier today in another thread (with respect to the number in the Senate during FDR's 4 terms)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 04:28 PM

Apr 3

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=3432527

The below shows the number of Democrats (and doesn't even include the couple parties that caucused with them which amounted to 1 or 2 additional per Congressional session)

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If you look historically over FDR's 4 terms (his last term being abruptly impacted by his death), he had periods where the Senate had large supporting numbers of Democrats (and those who affiliated with them), and IIRC, the cloture number was actually 67 (vs the current 60). He was able to get SS through with those types of numbers.

(each of the below being the tally at the end of the particular Congressional session)

73rd (1933 - 1935) - 60/35
74th (1935 - 1937) - 72/22
75th (1937 - 1939) - 74/18 (and as high as 76)
76th (1939 - 1941) - 68/25
77th (19431- 1943) - 64/30
78th (1943 - 1945) - 56/39

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Here is what they are talking about: blue-wave Apr 3 #27

I posted about that earlier today in another thread (with respect to the number in the Senate during FDR's 4 terms) BumRushDaShow Apr 3 #30

I posted the numbers from the beginning of each session blue-wave Apr 3 #32

The numbers were continually fluctuating during each 2-year "class" BumRushDaShow Apr 3 #35

Different times though Polybius Sunday #42

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I knew when I wrote that reply that it would be countered Polybius Sunday #48

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Tillis really needs to go back and study history Polybius Sunday #41

You need to go back another 20 years to 1933 and FDR, starting with the 73rd Congress BumRushDaShow Sunday #43

Oh, I know all about those years Polybius Sunday #47

Since his argument was about "tariffs" BumRushDaShow Sunday #49

And hopefully this time longer. republianmushroom Sunday #45

They're so short-sighted sakabatou Sunday #46