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Measuring Democrats’ Unprecedented Cabinet Obstruction

Mapping sharp contrast between partisan opposition to Trump’s nominees, deference given Obama

 

by Brendan Kirby | Updated 27 Feb 2017 at 8:37 AM

 

A month into Donald Trump’s presidency, key Cabinet posts remain unfilled and many officials who have assumed their posts did so only after near party-line votes.

 

The contrast with the treatment accorded then-President Obama’s nominees is stark.

 

Consider the position of attorney general, where Jeff Sessions — despite two decades serving in the Senate alongside his fellow senators — received the vote of only one Democrat. Meanwhile, Eric Holder — one of Obama’s most controversial nominees — won “yes” votes from nearly half of Republicans, including Sessions himself. Scissors-32x32.png


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