To be perfectly clear - BOTH parties voted together on each. We have a "uniparty" in reality, with a few stragglers left out of the club, and only an illusion of a two-party system.

In reality American "political theater" is more like pro-wrestling, where everything is staged, but you still hope your "favorites" prevail… even when you know those decisions have been pre-planned and the show just follows the script.