1. democrats had 16 senate majority and a 79 seat house edge
2. republicans controlled the house while democrats controlled the senate
3. the senate controlls whoever is appointed by the president into office. they must approve whoever is sent to them before they get in.
4. this past election, and in 2014
5. Boehner had too good of a relationship with obama and too many liberal policies were passed
6. Obamacare
7. the Tea Part caucus wanted to organize a 24 members that saw themselves as more than conservative. and the House Freedom Caucus was just republicans who werent satisfied with the current agenda.
8. since there was a huge conservative surge on capitol hill, the moderate republicans have all but dissappeared. even the moderate democrats are going away. this is mostly due to jerrymandering.
9. Neither sides want another government shutdown or major fight leading up to the presidential election.
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