Work with Obama to fix US, voters urge Republicans: poll

[iamthebandfanman]

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US voters want the Republican Party, which took a beating in this week's general elections, to embrace progressiveness and work with Democratic president-elect Barack Obama to get America back on track, a poll showed Friday.

More than three-quarters of 2,000 people surveyed on Tuesday, the day of the historic election which saw Obama become the first African-American elected to the White House, and on Wednesday, said the US has gone "pretty seriously off on the wrong track" and needed change.

Only slightly fewer -- 71 percent -- said Republicans "should give Obama the benefit of the doubt and help him achieve his plans," against 24 percent who said it should oppose the progressive changes proposed by Obama, said the poll by the Campaign for America's Future (CAF) and Democracy Corps.
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Even among Republicans, nearly half -- 45 percent -- thought their party should work with the new Democratic Party president elect and help him bring about change.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081107/pl_afp/usvotepolitics_081107214117

sorry if this has already been posted...

can anybody say... mandate?

[senseandsensibility]

1. So far I have been intrigued by the repugs muted response

I think they are afraid and don't know how to approach President Elect Obama. But of one thing I am sure: when they figure it out, they will go for it. And no poll or, heaven forbid, human decency, will stop them from doing what they think is in their best interests.

[bluestateguy]

2. "It's important for us as patriotic Americans to support the president and his policies"

"We have troops in the field. We can't be second guessing the commander-in-chief at times like this. We'll let the GOP know when they can have permission to criticize the president again."

:rofl:

[Tarheel_Dem]

3. I certainly hope that the American people will hold the Repubs accountable...

if they try to be obstructionist. Perhaps in two years, we can further reduce their minority status.