You might think that securing the White House, Senate, House of Representatives and a majority of seats on the Supreme Court would enable a party to practically dictate laws and policy. But so far, unified government hasn’t worked out too well for Republicans. …
There are several things that a majority party needs in order to convert political victories into legislative ones, and the GOP doesn’t have them. …
Whatever agenda emerges, it helps a lot if it has public support. Public opinion doesn’t always direct policy, of course. But members of Congress tend to be motivated by an interest in reelection, and don’t want to be caught on the wrong side of a national debate. The GOP is finding this out the hard way. CONT.
Julia Azari (Marquette), FiveThirtyEight