> but the same thing would have effectively happened had Democrats been in charge instead of Republicans. Wasn't that the case when Obama was first elected? A

> but the same thing would have effectively happened had Democrats been in charge instead of Republicans. Wasn't that the case when Obama was first elected? And yet, it didn't happen. They've kind of painted themselves into a corner with the "the rich and corporations aren't taxed enough" rhetoric, not sure how they'd successfully sell a corporate tax holiday to their base.