Conversation: "The only hope I see is that a reelected Obama won't have to cave to corporations"

[brentspeak]

"...and the GOP anymore, since he won't have to worry about projecting a 'centrist' image for the sake of getting reelection votes."

There is precedent for this kind of reasoning: Obama, as President, isn't remotely like the image he projected as a presidential candidate.

[tularetom]

1. He doesn't have to cave to them now, most Americans agree with him

Problem is, Obama only listens to his DINO advisors and the liberal media who keep telling him he has to cave.

[pnwmom]

8. He has to work with a Republican House.

And before that, he had a Senate that was constantly filibustering him. Lieberman is an Independent who often sides with Republicans, and after Kennedy's death, even Lieberman's vote wasn't enough to beat a filibuster.

[Tippy]

2. I tend to believe...Obama knew exactly what he was doing and he played

them like a fiddle.... it was a risky move but it paid off

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

3. He's a horrible fiddle player then.

[Tippy]

4. Not really he did avert a shut down he scored points

He got the message out about Planned Parenthood and got people to thinking

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[high density]

7. When will Democrats learn that Republicanlite doesn't get votes?

If people want Republican they vote Republican.

[pnwmom]

9. Cllnton was handily reelected despite claims here that he was Republicanlite.

Independents are very likely to vote for a left-centrist candidate, and we can't win without a good proportion of Independent votes.

[JVS]

10. He'll be worried about a legacy by then.