in the minority
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: being of a number less than half the total
Opponents of the new law appear to be in the minority.
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But the ruling is ideologically neutral and will apply when Republicans are in the minority and a Democrat occupies the White House.
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
This trend of challenging safe-seat incumbents is likely due to the rise of frustration about Trump administration policies and a lack of action from Democrats, who are in the minority, said Mike Wolf, chair of the Mike Downs Center for Politics at Purdue University Fort Wayne.
—Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
If the party were to pursue the punishment, however, it would be doomed to fail since Democrats are in the minority in both chambers.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 22 June 2025
The ranking Republican on that committee, state Rep. Tracy Marra, R-Darien, said that her colleagues in the minority party were eventually brought into the negotiations as Democrats began to coalesce around a plan.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
This trend of challenging safe-seat incumbents is likely due to the rise of frustration about Trump administration policies and a lack of action from Democrats, who are in the minority, said Mike Wolf, chair of the Mike Downs Center for Politics at Purdue University Fort Wayne.
—Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
If the party were to pursue the punishment, however, it would be doomed to fail since Democrats are in the minority in both chambers.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 22 June 2025
The ranking Republican on that committee, state Rep. Tracy Marra, R-Darien, said that her colleagues in the minority party were eventually brought into the negotiations as Democrats began to coalesce around a plan.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
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