Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 68 delaying tactics 54 filibusters 52 filibuster 41 gamesmanship 41 intransigence 40 procedural 40 supermajority 40 arm twisting 39 stonewalling 39 obfuscation 39 Majority Leader Harry Reid 38 tactic 38 judicial nominations 38 tactics 37 brinkmanship 37 trickery 37 technicalities 36 subterfuge 36 lame duck session 36 maneuvering 36 senators 36 theatrics 35 scare tactics 35 judicial nominees 35 negotiators 34 posturing 34 procrastination 34 quorum 34 haggling 34 adjournment 34 maneuver 33 bluster 33 demagoguery 33 inertia 33 machinations 33 gridlock 33 Senate 32 opponents 32 sleight 32 allies 32 holdouts 32 partisanship 32 wrangling 32 brute force 32 objections 31 delay 31 disagreements 31 maneuvers 31 ploy 31 opposition 31 lawmakers 31 amendments 31 Senate Majority Leader Harry 31 veto 31 stymie 31 stalling 31 histrionics 30 jab 30 adjourn 30 Reid D Nev 30 dirty tricks 30 deliberate 30 stalemate 30 frustrate 30 secrecy 30 Republicans 30 grandstanding 30 inaction 30 verbiage 29 acquiescence 29 vested interests 29 ambiguities 29 gimmicks 29 nuclear ambitions 29 Speaker Nancy Pelosi 29 opportunism 29 lobbyists 29 bargaining chip 29 compromise 29 constructively 29 impasse 29 holdout 29 vetoes 29 intimidation 29 D Nev 29 finger pointing 29 scuttle 29 dealmaking 29 bickering 29 coercion 29 intransigent 29 technicality 29 backroom 29 reticence 29 backers 28 guile 28 adversaries 28 Steny Hoyer D Md 28 ratification 28 motions 28 negotiations