The two men emerged atop a changed landscape that resulted from a decade of begging for a share of shrinking public dollars doled out by an unsympathetic GOP-controlled Congress.
The changed landscape was a result of years of greed and hostility.
mnli hypothesis: The changed landscape was a result of years of greed and hostility. premise: The two men emerged atop a changed landscape that resulted from a decade of begging for a share of shrinking public dollars doled out by an unsympathetic GOP-controlled Congress.