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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 12:56 PM Original message |
NYT: Obama Aims Economic Plans At Independents |
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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. Independents a.k.a "republicans who won't verbally commit" will never vote for him |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 01:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. He knows that. |
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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 01:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Certainly. Or it's what he actually believes. He's always pushed for major spending cuts |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
2. If those independents and moderates had wanted to vote for someone who supported Rep. policies, |
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DonCoquixote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 04:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
29. not really |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
3. *Sigh* |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
6. "Not as bad" is the aim of this bit of his campaign. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
8. This is key: |
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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 01:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Deficit reduction in theory is popular. When you explain how those cuts wld be administered, pple |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 01:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I agree, to some extent. However, there's a natural wariness among modern |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 02:10 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. nothing "natural" about it - 100% artificial result of careful GOP strategy |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 02:17 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. True--I just meant that Dems are naturally hesitant now to even give the whiff |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 01:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Well that's exactly the wrong strategy because it will solve nothing |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
10. And thus the economy is going to continue to limp along |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
11. Good luck to us all! They don't like what he's been doing, so he's going to do some more of it! |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 01:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. At least, those who are paying attention don't like what he's been doing |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 01:24 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Bingo. What happened to a Democratic President enacting DEMOCRATIC policies? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 02:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Which Democratic policies, specifically, can he enact now? |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 05:28 PM Response to Reply #19 |
30. He can start by PROPOSING and STANDING by a ROBUST Jobs PLAN on the order of $1T |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 05:34 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. A 1 trillion jobs plan won't pass and most voters would not |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 06:53 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. A Trillion dollar Jobs plan is a good plan. The PEOPLE would support it |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 02:58 PM Response to Reply #11 |
26. That's it. Their #1 issue in the mid-terms was joblessness/the economy |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
16. here we go with the spin from nyt designed to piss off the base. |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 01:45 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Could you please identify the Goldilocks Moment? |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 02:42 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. +1 |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 03:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. well it's certainly too late when the speech is written. |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
17. Independents who voted for Obama in 08 expected him to REVERSE Bush policies that failed. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
22. He keep chasing the elusive 20 pound fish that is rumored to be "out there" |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
23. I've got a novel idea...propose policies that have some chance of working, sell them, and run on |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 05:34 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. TK has it right. Unfortunately BO is constitutionally unable to firmly oppose anyone except his BASE |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 05:39 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. Well said. I would love to hear a speech like that. nt |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
25. K & R |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
28. So much for the Democratic Party - it was nice while it lasted. Nt |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-08-11 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
33. Oy vey... |
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