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Originally Posted by HOZ
True enough...about the most liberal Democrats holding on to their seats.
But that doesn't explain the move to the GOP and Tea Party Candidates. Could it be that the most liberal areas held true to their convictions and the rest of the country didn't like what they saw? Honestly, the GOP (see my cartoon) has a short leash.
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i think the American public just wants a leader that will get things done, whether they agree with their policies or not. Obama trying to pander to the right and achieve a mythical middle ground is the cause of his negative views IMO, the public sees him as weak because he didn't stand up to the republicans. they're not mad at him because of health care, that's what he campaigned on and that's what people voted for. they're mad because of all his promises in the election (gays in the military, shutting down Guantanamo, economic reforms, etc) have meant nothing since he's spent the majority of the last 2 years wasting time trying to convince a segment of the population that will never see eye to eye with him
if he had taken a page out of Bush's playbook and gone into the White House on a full charge, pushed through his major campaign agendas (despite any hateful rhetoric from the right), he would be in a much stronger position right now. he could have then campaigned on the offensive for the mid-terms, outlining new agendas and policies, instead of being on the defensive the entire time