11.   But what if American voters express their distrust and resistance to radical change by continuing the divided government we have today?

12.   But those surpluses have grown only because Washington has been deadlocked by divided government, unable to agree on what to do with the windfall.

13.   Divided government may not be efficient, but it does tend to tame the excesses of either party.

14.   Divided government, even if sluggish, suits them just fine.

15.   For the last several years, divided government has led to gridlock on tax cuts and major new spending initiatives.

16.   Half hoped for a divided government in a Clinton second term, while half wanted Congress to swing to the Democrats.

17.   He may plead the problems of divided government, a Democratic White House in intermittent but inevitable disagreement with a Republican Congress.

18.   He points out that stocks did well in the Reagan years and in the Clinton years, when divided government was the rule in Washington.

19.   If divided government gave way to a situation in which one party controlled both the White House and Congress, support for debt reduction might dissipate.

20.   If anything, voters seem to prefer divided government, seldom giving a president a lock on Congress.