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totodeinhere
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Tue Jan-18-11 08:13 PM Original message |
I was wrong. I said that Obama needed to move to the left to get his poll numbers up. |
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derby378
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Tue Jan-18-11 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. You don't think his speech in Tucson might have something to do with that? |
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Cali_Democrat
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Tue Jan-18-11 08:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Obama's numbers were steadily moving up before the Tucson speech. |
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totodeinhere
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Tue Jan-18-11 08:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. His numbers were up even before that speech. And what did he say in the speech? |
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TeacherB87
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Tue Jan-18-11 08:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. What? The 15%? |
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ClassWarrior
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Tue Jan-18-11 11:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Sure, as you say, "the liberals will always go along because they know he is..." |
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vaberella
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Wed Jan-19-11 02:54 AM Response to Reply #1 |
30. No. They moved up to 53% BEFORE the Tucson speech. n/t |
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geek tragedy
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Tue Jan-18-11 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. I really wish the politically best solution would be for him to move left. |
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Exilednight
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Tue Jan-18-11 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
6. Approval rating does not equal votes. n/t |
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FrenchieCat
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Tue Jan-18-11 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
7. Obama signed off on tax cuts for 98% of us.....and in doing so, The rich kept their tax cuts...... |
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Exilednight
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Tue Jan-18-11 09:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. If you're not worried about the 2% keeping their tax cuts, then it shows |
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JoePhilly
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Wed Jan-19-11 06:33 AM Response to Reply #8 |
36. Most of that 98% only cared about THEIR TAX CUT. |
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Exilednight
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Wed Jan-19-11 07:43 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. To YOU, it was one of Obama's biggest promises. To others it was his |
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JoePhilly
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Wed Jan-19-11 09:08 AM Response to Reply #39 |
43. Try to follow me ... |
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Exilednight
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Wed Jan-19-11 09:39 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. I never played the Obama is an evil incarnate. I just state the obvious |
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JoePhilly
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Wed Jan-19-11 12:01 PM Response to Reply #44 |
58. How exactly would he have gotten "every thing he wantd"? |
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totodeinhere
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Tue Jan-18-11 09:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I am against tax cuts for the rich. You must have misunderstood me. n/t |
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mkultra
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Wed Jan-19-11 11:36 AM Response to Reply #9 |
53. im for tax cuts for the rest of us |
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Radical Activist
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Wed Jan-19-11 02:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
65. I guess you don't care about people on unemployment. |
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elocs
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Tue Jan-18-11 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
10. The Senate will be gone after 2012. The numbers are against the Democrats |
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jenmito
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Tue Jan-18-11 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
11. And Obama's approval among independents has grown from 41 percent in December to 56 percent now |
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Clio the Leo
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Tue Jan-18-11 10:32 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. the simple fact of the matter is... |
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Tue Jan-18-11 10:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
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ClassWarrior
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Tue Jan-18-11 11:15 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. So who's going to get them out to the polls if the base is dispirited? |
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Hawkowl
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Tue Jan-18-11 11:31 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. +1000 |
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Drunken Irishman
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Wed Jan-19-11 01:25 AM Response to Reply #19 |
25. And when he doesn't lose? |
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ClassWarrior
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Wed Jan-19-11 10:46 AM Response to Reply #25 |
46. If he alienates the base and still wins, I will be relieved, because... |
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Hawkowl
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Wed Jan-19-11 01:59 PM Response to Reply #25 |
61. Yes. |
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Drunken Irishman
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Wed Jan-19-11 01:26 AM Response to Reply #16 |
26. Who says the base is dispirited? |
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ClassWarrior
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Wed Jan-19-11 01:43 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I said "if." Reading comprehension is your friend. |
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Drunken Irishman
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Wed Jan-19-11 05:24 AM Response to Reply #27 |
34. It matters a lot... |
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Exilednight
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Wed Jan-19-11 08:40 AM Response to Reply #34 |
41. You don't have to lose that much of the base to lose the election. Obama |
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Hawkowl
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Wed Jan-19-11 02:23 PM Response to Reply #41 |
62. Any idea which woman? |
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ClassWarrior
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Wed Jan-19-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #34 |
45. Sure, if independents were to go rushing to the polls, which we all know never... |
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Armstead
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Wed Jan-19-11 12:21 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. That's because we don't work very hard to sell our beliefs |
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vaberella
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Wed Jan-19-11 03:13 AM Response to Reply #22 |
32. It's not working very hard. We don't know how. |
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mkultra
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Wed Jan-19-11 11:38 AM Response to Reply #12 |
55. true, and additionally, the gains seen by republicans in congress only undermine the left |
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Hello_Kitty
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Wed Jan-19-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #55 |
57. We're irrelevant and yet we are responsible for the election losses. |
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mkultra
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Wed Jan-19-11 01:39 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. I dont know, are you irrelevant? |
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quaker bill
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Tue Jan-18-11 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
14. Perhaps he knows what he is doing... |
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ClassWarrior
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Tue Jan-18-11 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
15. Sure. The base will vote for him because, as you say, "they will have nowhere else..." |
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Pirate Smile
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Tue Jan-18-11 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
18. I wrote this on another thread but think it fits here too: |
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HeroTwins
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Tue Jan-18-11 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
20. When Obama wins, he'll bring the House with him |
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Marsala
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Wed Jan-19-11 01:47 AM Response to Reply #20 |
28. That will be very hard with the redistricting cementing Republican gains |
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ProSense
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Tue Jan-18-11 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
21. Nothing has changed. |
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CakeGrrl
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Wed Jan-19-11 12:27 AM Response to Original message |
23. Polls taken outside of DU generally indicate that |
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krawhitham
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Wed Jan-19-11 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
24. It is because he got a shit load of stuff passed in the lame duck session |
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1stlady
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Wed Jan-19-11 02:52 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Everyone forgets |
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vaberella
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Wed Jan-19-11 03:10 AM Response to Original message |
31. I don't think you know much of what you're talking about. |
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totodeinhere
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Wed Jan-19-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #31 |
56. For someone who says that I don't know what I'm talking about, you don't exactly have your facts |
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vaberella
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Wed Jan-19-11 01:16 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. I know very well what I'm talking about and that's not what I mean by half. |
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trayNTP
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Wed Jan-19-11 05:07 AM Response to Original message |
33. All he had to do was move wherever their corporate masters wanted and the coverage would do the rest |
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impik
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Wed Jan-19-11 05:33 AM Response to Original message |
35. When did he go to the right? By ending DADT? START? Unemployment benefits? |
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JoePhilly
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Wed Jan-19-11 06:37 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Around these parts, if Obama's approval goes up, that's BAD NEWS. |
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impik
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Wed Jan-19-11 07:25 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Oh, of course. This place is hilarious and sad at the same time. Poor people will have |
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Imajika
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Wed Jan-19-11 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
40. Moving to the middle and capturing independents... |
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OwnedByFerrets
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Wed Jan-19-11 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
42. His number going up arent helping ME one bit |
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Hello_Kitty
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Wed Jan-19-11 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
47. I guess we can look forward to more hugely popular free trade deals then |
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Hello_Kitty
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Wed Jan-19-11 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
48. And cuts to entitlements! |
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Kweli4Real
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Wed Jan-19-11 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
49. I'm sorry ... |
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Hello_Kitty
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Wed Jan-19-11 11:29 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Most of what the middle and working class "got" are things the GOP wanted too. |
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Kweli4Real
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Wed Jan-19-11 02:43 PM Response to Reply #50 |
63. And???? |
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robcon
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Wed Jan-19-11 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
51. Obama has the votes of almost all Democrats, and he's improved with independents. |
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Hello_Kitty
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Wed Jan-19-11 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
52. The Right doesn't like the health care bill. He should call for repealing it! eom |
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Hello_Kitty
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Wed Jan-19-11 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
54. And Iran's not invading itself, Mr. President! |
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Radical Activist
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Wed Jan-19-11 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
64. He didn't move right. He got shit done. |
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