Hey Mr. President (Umm, I mean Axe/Plouffe) You want to "win" the Midterms? Two things:

[Perky]

first,

Pick a fight with the Tea Partyers on Immigration Reform. Split them off from the Moderate Republicans. Make them look like they run the party. Sucker punch the GOP leadership and make them choose between George Bush's immigration reform package and the nut cases on the right. Align Tancredonauts with the Palinistas and play the videos over again and make Boehner and McConnell and Steele choose.

Second,

Nominate two center-left female jurists to the High Court as soon as Ginsberg and Stevens announce their retirement. They don't need to be "activists" they just need to be women. and force the GOP into a Filibuster.

Make them into the Angry Old White Man's party. You do that and the "sensible middle" will forget about "the size of government" crap argument.

[daleanime]

1. A third item...

scrap the current insurance 'reform' and make it Medicare for all.:bounce:

[RBInMaine]

8. Can't pass. Won't pass. BUT, do PASS the popular insurance reform pieces through reconciliation.

[daleanime]

10. So a minority of paid-ed off congressmen...

trumps a majority of Americans? And how much are you willing to bet the 'popular insurance reform' will contain are least one or two poison pills?

[dionysus]

9. with all due respect, i agree that medicare for all is a great thing, but why do people seem in

denial of the fact we can't pass it? there's not enough votes in the senate to get it out of committee....

[daleanime]

11. Honestly?

I think we can't past it because people say we can't past it and give up, even with the MSM against it and with out the support of a still popular president, over 60% of Americans favor it. If 60% of the people can't get what they want what does that say about this nation?

[dionysus]

12. it say's the problem of senators and congressmen being influenced by corp. $$ extends

into the democratic party as well.

[daleanime]

13. Bingo!

:mad:

[polpilot]

2. Very good advice. Democrats need to redefine the Repubs to turn off the indies.

[polichick]

3. I'd say for him to STOP TALKING ABOUT REPUBLICANS and expect Dems to pass

...meaningful legislation on their own. If they hadn't watered-down the stimulus to appease Republicans, we would be much better off. Watered-down bills are bullshit, and will kill us at the polls - wish the prez got that.

[Perky]

6. Bullying our way to legislative victories can backfire on us as well

the Repukes have a well oiled media machine. Historically, they are much better at defining the debate then we are...Anger sells. People do not vote on legislation that passes they vote on fear and/or anger of legislation that is pending.

[polichick]

7. It's not about bullying, it's about effective leadership and getting the job done...

If we wait for them, Dems will be crushed in the midterms and the prez will be a one-term prez.

Dems vote (or not) on policy/effective leadership - look what happened in Mass.

Republicans vote on fear/anger - that's why most vote against themselves.

Indies go with the winning team.

[msongs]

4. quit ceding all your power to republicans with this bipartisan at any costs crap nt

[Ozymanithrax]

5. The Sensible middle wants jobs and security...they don't give a damn about the rest.

Your suggestions are good idea but won't win the midterm.

Jobs and a positive impression of the economy will win the midterm and the lack thereof will lose it.