how does that impact where the republicans, where the gop congress goes in the new year and how much they're able to get done? >> i think a stronger president is in a stronger position to resist them. but they have an enormous amount of institutional leverage, control of both chambers of congress and their biggest majority in the house since before the depression. they are going to be very aggressive on confronting him. this gives him a little more ability to argue against some of the economic alternatives that they want to put forward. but even amidst this, the median income is lower than it was 14 years ago. that's almost unprecedented in american history. most american families are facing a lot of economic squeeze. even a short-term improvement in the employment picture does not automatically or rapidly eliminate that. >> and how does this play out in 2016? some people will still say, i'm not necessarily feeling it the way i should feel it, this economic recovery. or you don't see the gap between the very rich and the very poor coming together. >> the history is the attitudes
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