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2016 Postmortem

BlueDemKev

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13. Perception is EVERYTHING...

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 03:13 PM

Nov 2012

...Obama needs to offer a few compromises and LET THE PUBLIC KNOW ABOUT IT thru press conferences, etc. That way people will KNOW that the White House is offering to work with the Republicans while the Republicans are being their usual obstructionist selves.

We cannot have any more situations in which Republicans refuse to work with the president and then they turn around and say "Oh, they shut us out of the process! How partisan of them! WAAAAH!"

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Mitch McConnell is already back to obstruction at all costs [View all] octoberlib Nov 2012 OP

he has the same leverage he had before Enrique Nov 2012 #1

Harry Reid is going to address the GOP's obstruction of the legislative process AndyA Nov 2012 #7

And new Senator Angus King also wants to deal with it. GreenPartyVoter Nov 2012 #22

Our problem is the house. I wonder if there is some way around that still_one Nov 2012 #2

Let Him, Sir: We Win If Nothing Is Done.... The Magistrate Nov 2012 #3

Democrats have to be ready with the frame, when the GOPpers send us over that cliff villager Nov 2012 #8

Tea Party Tactics Time november3rd Nov 2012 #4

T..E.A BarackTheVote Nov 2012 #20

McConnell doesn't give a flying fk about the American people. spartan61 Nov 2012 #5

McConnell is a traitor Tennessee Hillbilly Nov 2012 #6

If McConnell allows the Bush tax cuts to expire there will be consequences. Thinkingabout Nov 2012 #9

I wonder how much flexibility Obama actually has in categorizing programs and deciding what to cut. Blue Meany Nov 2012 #16

Problem for McConnell is now that Harry Reid is closer to 60 votes than before. And Mitch failed yellowcanine Nov 2012 #10

"Please proceed, Senator." yellowcanine Nov 2012 #11

McConnell is now a discredited obstructionist, as well as a turtlehead. Zen Democrat Nov 2012 #12

Perception is EVERYTHING... BlueDemKev Nov 2012 #13

or obama could act like dems actually won and quit giving away the store nt msongs Nov 2012 #18

Understood, but the Rethugs still control the House. BlueDemKev Nov 2012 #19

Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team) Dubster Nov 2012 #14

McConell is up in '14 and will run a Teabagger. JRLeft Nov 2012 #15

needs to go rtracey Nov 2012 #17

It's because he will be up against a Tea Party crazy in 2014. Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2012 #21