What they seem more likely to get is legislative gridlock.

The vote ended a decade of legislative gridlock over the issue.

But since there was no way out, Congress tried to make the best of it and went about trying to avoid legislative gridlock.

During the 1980s, legislative gridlock developed between the Soviet government and its union republics.

This is a city long used to legislative gridlock.

Once in office, he was disillusioned by the realities of legislative gridlock.

And the response has gone beyond partisan legislative gridlock.

Instead, the aide said, Obama will try to "hold them accountable" for legislative gridlock.

The divided Congress has led many political watchers to predict two years of legislative gridlock.

The controller's announcement comes amid legislative gridlock on a spending plan.

Because of the legislative gridlock, Hayden was not able to reinstate the death penalty.

He blamed legislative gridlock for his decision and later lambasted a “dysfunctional” Congress that suffered from “brain-dead partisanship”.

I will get the job done from the inside,” Romney said, appealing to voters’ bipartisan frustration with legislative gridlock.

Legislative gridlock did end in California, but not because moderates flooded into the statehouse.

These allow jurisdictions to experiment with collection methods without being trapped in legislative gridlock.

That could be a recipe for legislative gridlock.

Given legislative gridlock, it would be difficult to achieve a two-thirds majority for any fee hikes, they say.

He had defied the conventional wisdom about entitlements, special interest groups and legislative gridlock.

After Tuesday's election, Obama was faced with the prospect of legislative gridlock.

In the Senate, legislative gridlock is likely as Republicans strengthen their current minority of 41 seats.

"As a result, Mr. President, you have added to the legislative gridlock."

Legislative gridlock has stymied attempts to push ahead with structural changes, including tax, energy and labour reforms.

But the economy is stagnating, with legislative gridlock a major barrier in implementing tax and labor law reforms.

With a Democratic in the White House, the risk of legislative gridlock looms large.

But he did see in the pattern of election returns a public demand for an end to partisan squabbling and legislative gridlock.