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Crewleader

(17,005 posts)
Mon Nov 10, 2014, 10:26 PM Nov 2014

The Choice of the Century by Robert Reich

Monday, November 10, 2014

The President blames himself for the Democrat’s big losses Election Day.

“We have not been successful in going out there and letting people know what it is that we’re trying to do and why this is the right direction,” he said Sunday.

In other words, he didn’t sufficiently tout the Administration’s accomplishments.

I respectfully disagree.

If you want a single reason for why Democrats lost big on Election Day 2014 it’s this: Median household income continues to drop.

http://robertreich.org/post/102314408470
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Warpy

(111,261 posts)
1. Exactly, and Democrats were campaigning on business as usual, as usual.
Mon Nov 10, 2014, 11:25 PM
Nov 2014

Business as usual is killing everybody but the billionaires. Nobody's going to vote for it, especially in a midterm election.

 

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)
3. "We have not been successful in going out there and letting people know what it is that we’re trying
Tue Nov 11, 2014, 07:03 AM
Nov 2014

to do"...

Maybe you have, and that's why.

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