I think LBJ did lose some ground with the Voting Rights Act - which he stated was going to lose the Southern Democrats. (It did, they flipped to the Republican Party shortly after it and then found a way to weaken the act years later.)
But you're right...a lot of what LBJ and FDR had was the ability to make back-room deals. LBJ was a master manipulator of the system. As was FDR.
I don't think it's possible to do it today, though... a lot of things have changed since then.
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Date: 2016-01-30 06:07 pm (UTC)But you're right...a lot of what LBJ and FDR had was the ability to make back-room deals. LBJ was a master manipulator of the system. As was FDR.
I don't think it's possible to do it today, though... a lot of things have changed since then.