SoothingDave
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With respect to the "won out" part, i just think it doesnt make sense (in meaning) to be indicative.
As far as I know, Republicans' challenges to the health-care overhaul are still having trouble to be permitted to go to trial (in some states), let alone in effect winnning out. then why the past indicative tense?
Thx again.
They have "won out" because they have caused the Republicans to win the control of the US House, and to make significant gains in the US Senate. If elections are about ideas, this election was about Obama and the Democrats use of their power to enact unpopular legislation.
The election of Republicans in great numbers in the recent election was a repudiation of the Democrats behavior.
So the Republican ideas did "win out" in the recent election.