Following the 2014 midterm elections, President Obama and congressional Republicans promised to work together, but the the experience from 2010 suggests that
a. it will be easy for the two sides to reach agreements since they agree on the major issues facing the country.
b. gridlock will prevail because President Obama will veto many bills passed by Congress.
c. working together comes with compromises that neither side is particularly enthusiastic about.
d. significant policy changes will occur because there is now unified control of the federal government.
c. working together comes with compromises that neither side is particularly enthusiastic about.
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