Obama Wins Almost 50% Republicans on Tax Mandate in Poll
Source: Bloomberg.com
President Barack Obama won the public argument over taxes so decisively that almost half of Republicans now say he has an election mandate to raise rates on the rich.
Majorities of about 2-to-1 also read the election results as an endorsement of Obama’s pledge to protect Social Security and Medicare benefits, according to a Bloomberg National Poll of 1,000 adults conducted Dec. 7-10.
And Obama confronts his first post-election test -- negotiations with Congress to avert a slate of automatic tax increases and spending cuts in January that have become known as the so-called fiscal cliff -- with his highest level of public support since his first year in office.
The president’s job approval strengthened to 53 percent from 49 percent in September. The last time he enjoyed that level of public backing was December 2009, when his job approval was 54 percent.
Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-12/obama-wins-almost-50-republicans-on-tax-mandate-in-poll.html
There is absolutely no need for compromise with the pukes. He has a royal flush. He better play his hand like he has one.
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