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Gallup: 67% Support Obama on Stimulus, 31% for GOP

By RRA - Posted on 09 February 2009

http://www.gallup.com/poll/114202/Obama-Upper-Hand-Stimulus-Fight.aspx

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So tell me again what the political benefits are for the GOP?

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Their strategy is designed

Submitted by magus_melchior on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 12:07pm.

Their strategy is designed to whittle down the opponent in a close race; hence, they're going after Congressional Democrats in a big way, while ignoring Obama. I don't think that's a good idea, especially if Obama manages to corral Pelosi and Reid into a unified, pragmatic message.
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And there's no sense crying over every mistake
You just keep on trying 'til you run out of cake.

But will that strategy work

Submitted by RRA on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 12:11pm.

But will that strategy work against say a Heath Shuler, who voted against the Stimulus?

He'll be ignored as an

Submitted by magus_melchior on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 12:17pm.

He'll be ignored as an "outlier" or something by the GOP, and lumped in with the rest. It's not like they care about the actual votes of their opponents.
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And there's no sense crying over every mistake
You just keep on trying 'til you run out of cake.

Saw this and remembered

Submitted by MaryMoo on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 3:25pm.

Saw this and remembered your 'love' for Mr. Shuler...

Pelosi, Reid have "failed," Shuler says

This maybe the motivation..."Shuler, rumored to be mulling a '10 Senate run, was one of 11 House Democrats to vote "no" on the stimulus and was already deep in Pelosi's doghouse. Now he'll have to build a Harry Reid wing."

Of course, you know what's

Submitted by alina on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 12:13pm.

Of course, you know what's going to be extrapolated by Fox News & Co from this data:

42% of Americans disapprove of the Democrats' Stimulus Bill. The Democrats don't care what almost half the country wants... the people have no voice... bla bla bla...

Alina - Sure, and they'll

Submitted by RRA on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 12:14pm.

Alina - Sure, and they'll ignore that Gallup poll too. Because we can't let facts get in the way of the truth!!!

MaryMoo - Well I can't

Submitted by RRA on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 10:20pm.

MaryMoo - Well I can't blame Shuler on that one. I doubt any RFO will disagree with his sentiments regarding those two incompetent administrative political hacks.

Hell, Obama is the sane major leader of that party up in D.C. amongst that clique as far as I'm concerned.

If Shuler voted his

Submitted by Suzi LeVeaux on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 10:30pm.

If Shuler voted his convictions and the will of his constituents, then I can't hold it against him for not toeing the party line. Isn't that what we want to Republicans to do? Although I disagree with him, fair is fair.

As for Pelosi and Reid, well.....It did seem to me that Reid attempted to work with the White House on this bill, as hard as it is for me to admit that. ;-) Pelosi is another story...she seemed to challenge her president and head of her party in a power play.....grrrr, don't get me started.

Pelosi is safe,

Submitted by wcolin on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 11:49pm.

Pelosi is safe, electoral-wise. Her district in San Francisco is one of the most liberal in America, so she has nothing to lose.

Reid, on the other hand, has a lot to lose. He is from a state that is trending blue, but perhaps not solidly there yet. And he has to stand for re-election in 2010, perhaps against Bruce Woodbury, the longest-serving commissioner in Clark County history. Woodbury would still be a commissioner if the term limits ordinance had not passed.

I expect these two democratic leaders to continue to diverge, if not on basic issues, at least on the way they play their cards.

I know you're right about

Submitted by Suzi LeVeaux on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 12:17am.

I know you're right about Pelosi, wc. It just seems to me that a new President could count on his same party Speaker of the House to deliver what he wants.

Who knows? If she had done so, maybe we could have gotten 2 House Republican votes, and 4 Senate ones. ;-)

Although you're probably

Submitted by magus_melchior on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 10:02am.

Although you're probably right about Pelosi's electoral prospects, keep in mind that everyone said the same thing about Clinton all the way up to Super Tuesday.
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And there's no sense crying over every mistake
You just keep on trying 'til you run out of cake.

Suzi - More like Pelosi

Submitted by RRA on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 10:43pm.

Suzi - More like Pelosi acted STUPID, but hey what else is new?

I mean Jesus Christ, she's your stereotypical liberal, or ideologue for that matter. Alone in her own little fantasy world that bears little resemblance to reality.

She is definately an

Submitted by Suzi LeVeaux on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 12:14am.

She is definately an idealogue. Obama told her what he wanted, but she did her own thing anyway. She (not all Dems) is as responsible for the mess that resulted as are all of the ideological Republicans. There are just so many more of them.....sigh

Joe Scarborough talking

Submitted by Misty on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 7:50pm.

Joe Scarborough talking about public polling on the economic stimulus package on Morning Joe.