(03-10-2018 09:18 PM)Old Dominion Wrote:  Much of what Trump has accomplished has been by executive order. Any republican Prez could have done this, don't need congress. I think I'm starting to answer my own question. Is this why so many on here argue it's about Trump vs the establishment? It looks like there has been very little difference between dems and repubs over the past few decades. Trump obviously represents a change. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out.

Reagan accomplished a lot despite being limited sometimes by a Democratic Senate and always by a Democratic House. HW Bush had the same situation. Clinton, except for his first two years, was tempered by a Republican House. W. was limited by a Democratic Senate or Democratic House for many of his years. He had more than 51 in the Senate only 2005-2007. Obama from 2008-2010 has had the only strong majority since Jimmy Carter.

So most presidents have had to accommodate the other party.