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example: Was political capital gained or lost with that action by GOP leader McConnell?
The term came to prominence when [[President]] [[George W. Bush]] used it numerous times following his victory in the 2004 presidential election.<ref>Schlafly, Phyllis (01-05-2005) [http://www.eagleforum.org/column/2005/jan05/05-01-05.html ''Spending Bush's "Political Capital"'']</ref>
The term came to prominence when [[President]] [[George W. Bush]] used it numerous times following his victory in the 2004 presidential election.<ref>Schlafly, Phyllis (01-05-2005) [http://www.eagleforum.org/column/2005/jan05/05-01-05.html ''Spending Bush's "Political Capital"'']</ref>
== Example: Nuclear option by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ==
On April 6, 2017, Senate [[Majority Leader]] [[Mitch McConnell]] invoked the [[nuclear option]] to overcome the [[filibuster]] by [[Democrat]]s to the confirmation of [[Neil Gorsuch]] to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]. Was political capital gained or lost with that action by [[GOP]] leader McConnell?
Certainly political capital was spent, and bitterness by both Democratic Senators and their base of millions of voters resulted from the action. On the other side of the ledger, some [[Republicans]] felt it gained authority for their Party.
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