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===Obama era===
===Obama era===
Mitch McConnell managed to hold onto his Senate seat in the 2008 elections, which saw a Democratic surge, just short of a supermajority. Mitch McConnell was widely regarded within the Republican Party as an adept Minority Leader. The filibuster strategy used by the Democrats was first pushed by McConnell. To his credit, McConnell kept [[Merrick Garland]], later known as "Biden's [[Vyshinsky]]", off the Supreme Court.
Mitch McConnell managed to hold onto his Senate seat in the 2008 elections, which saw a Democratic surge, just short of a supermajority. Mitch McConnell was widely regarded within the Republican Party as an adept Minority Leader. The filibuster strategy used by the Democrats was first pushed by McConnell. To his credit, McConnell kept [[Merrick Garland]], later known as "Biden's [[Vyshinsky]]", off the Supreme Court.<ref>[https://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=33440563 Merrick Garland: American Vyshinsky], by John Seiler, August 13, 2021. siliconinvestor.com</ref>
====Gun control filibuster====
====Gun control filibuster====