Is there some empirical evidence to support this. US has always had that kind of arrangement where leading party doesn't enjoy support in congress due to mid -term election. It what makes US democracy works.Obama was given a second term by the same folk but denied the congress for good reason.
In that case this is more like Android steadily decimating BlackBerry niche. They had it all going with BIS/BES until they woke up dwarfed by the free Android.
Obama has faced more rabid opposition from Republicans than any Democrat President in history. Traditionally, current foreign policy was unanimously supported by both parties once the President took action.
Today you can have Netanyahu coming to congress and thumbing his nose at Obama and being supported by Republicans. Something unimaginable one disastrous Presidency ago.
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