The SOTU will be very interesting IF

[CTyankee]

Obama continues on his populist theme (which is polling very well among voters) and IF Joni Ernst comes up with more bullshit "class warfare" in her repuke response, I think we got a dandy head start out of the gate on 2016.

Oh, can it possibly BE that the country has finally woken up to the fraud that the GOP has perpetrated on it with all its "corporations are people" and "job creators" BS? Plus the religious insanity of the right, and the virulent anti-woman, anti reproductive rights crap coming out of their mouths!

So far, so good. I'm keeping my fingers crossed on this one. How about you?

[onecaliberal]

1. The first thing the republican congress has done

Is try to cut SS for disabled and pass abortion bans that are so offensive even republican women are balking at it.
I don't know that I'm as optimistic as you, one can only hope.

[CTyankee]

2. I think Obama understands that there is a tide of change in voters minds...they

reached a point in this economic experience that has led them to believe that the GOP mojo as a national issue isn't going well. I think this is a wonderful turn of events and I'll bet even Obama is a bit taken by surprise. Now the GOP has to play "catch up" and I don't know how they can do it. What new flim flam can they come up with?

[brer cat]

3. He should be able to sway moderates

that are iffy voting for dems, maybe some republican women who are fed up with the anti-woman party. I am not terribly optimistic but I feel better than I did immediately after the mid-terms.

[CTyankee]

4. I'm wondering (not certain, just wondering at this point) if the midterms was an

outlier as an election, given the geography of what elections took place where. It might have been just one of those strange convergences that cannot predict the national mood for president in 2016. Not "making excuses" but it seems that some of the losing Dem candidates have now realized they should never have "run away" from Obama as they did. Somebody was off base giving them that advice...

[brer cat]

5. That is certainly possible.

I think running away from Obama was a mistake at least in most cases. Frankly, here in GA the statewide dem candidates have to walk a very narrow line to have any chance at all, not that it did them any good this time. I also wonder about voter suppression...we really need to make that a priority as close as many elections are.

[CTyankee]

7. I hope Obama does do something on voter suppression. It's terrible.

I hope he comes up with something that he CAN do. I know that the states leges are the ones responsible and he can't change that, but really, something HAS to be done...

[brer cat]

8. With the supremes on board to

"legalize" suppression, not much that he can do that I know of, but I am far from an expert. I think a lot states are gerrymandered to the point it will take decades to undo. sigh.

[onecaliberal]

11. Vote suppression was huge.

[Politicalboi]

6. I think there will be shout outs

These jackasses are crazy, and I'm surprised they even let a SOTU happen. They have no respect for our President.

[CTyankee]

9. I think you are right. Nothing surprises me with these characters any more...

[djean111]

10. I am afraid the GOP is going to turn their backs, like the NYC policemen.

I hope Ernst's rebuttal is as hilarious as Rubio and Jindal's rebuttals were.