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The news coming out of yesterday’s summit is clear: Obama’s dream of bullying Republicans didn’t come true. As Politico’s Carrie Budoff Brown notes:

Another Democratic problem is that their hoped-for slam-dunk on bipartisanship didn't materialize Thursday. Democrats from Obama on down seemed to be counting on portraying the Republicans as obstructionists and know-nothings – all the better to convince the American public that Democrats really had no choice but to jam through the bill on reconciliation. But instead, the Republicans who showed up generally looked reasonable and sincere.

To see what else has been said, check out our Research Briefing, “What They Are Saying… About The Blair House Summit.”