Well, #2 didn't cost them the election, but it does have
Posted on: December 31, 2016 at 01:52:32 CT
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consequences after the fact, not that Cabinet appointees normally get denied anyway. I think John Tower was the last one in 1989. At least the SCOTUS nominees still require 60.
For #1, Obama didn't have control over when the numbers were released. Of course, the full ACA has never really been in effect.