White House Prepares for Disappointing Election Day

On ABC News’ This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Senior White House adviser Valerie Jarrett faulted the GOP for “becoming more and more extreme and more and more marginalized.”
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If Jarrett, Axelrod, and Plouffe all think running on fiscal responsibility is extreme and should be marginalized, they should be ashamed.
Obama ran on net spending cuts. Obama ran against huge deficits and mounting debts. Imagine that- some voters believed him and now, disappointed, are turning elsewhere.

Joe Biden is heading to NY23 today to see how many votes he can create or save.

OK Independents.
You put Obama in the White House
You can take him out.
Send him a message tomorrow.

On Friday White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said, “Whatever the results are, I don’t think they portend a lot in dealing with the future.”
Riiight. The “results” will only be a warm up for what’s coming next year.

I bet ACORN is getting their buses ready.
Our tax money at work.
They will be dragging anything off the street to vote–Democrats of course.

The Gallup daily Obama Job Approval has 55% of Americans approving of the job he is doing and 38% disproving. But Gallup doesn’t delete out Democrat responses to get “likely voter” results, so put your faith in Rasmussen.
Or just maybe watch what happens in Novembers, when the only polls that matter to us occur.

Funny that so many Democrats have “advice” for the Republican party. Shows how threatened they are by conservatives. They know conservatism is the antidote to liberalism. If they really thought the Repubs will be ruined by conservatism, they would be quiet and let it happen, or try recruiting moderates to their party.

Posted by: wis134 | Nov 2, 2009 10:45:53 AM
Obama also said several months ago in a press conference that he does not respond to the 24-hour news cycle – but of course he does.

Republicans are preparing an alternative health-care bill to Democratic legislation, House Republican Leader John Boehner said.

you’re all correct.
Let’s bring back Bush & Cheney and republican majorities everywhere,
THE COUNTRY WAS DOING SO GOOD!!!!!
EXAMPLE;
Texas Republicans opposed the $787 billion stimulus package, but their districts are getting more than their fair share of emergency funds. Working my way through the detailed data this morning from Recovery.gov, a quick analysis shows that more than $8.6 billion has been awarded to entities in GOP districts. About $4.3 billion is going to Democratic districts. (The Texas delegation includes 20 Republicans and 12 Democrats.)

you’re all correct.
Let’s bring back Bush & Cheney and republican majorities everywhere,
THE COUNTRY WAS DOING SO GOOD!!!!!
Posted by: today | Nov 2, 2009 10:58:49 AM
Better idea. Let’s elect Barney Frank and Charlie Rangel to the White House! Cause they’re such excellent representatives of the people!
(You do realize we could do this all day and get nowhere…. don’t you?)

Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, who was embraced by the Republican Party after state Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava dropped out, leads Democrat Bill Owens in a two-way match-up 54 percent to 38 percent with 8 percent undecided, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted Oct. 31-Nov. 1.
PPP predicts Hoffman will win a “resounding victory.”

Rasmussen does not “filter out” Democrats or anyone else. He weights his polls to reflect the national balance of Republicans and Democrats, and he explains in detail how he determines what that balance is. As of today, the balance is as follows:
“In October, 37.8% of American adults considered themselves to be Democrats while 31.9% are Republicans. The number of Democrats has been inching up steadily since July.”
While the last Rasmussen poll I saw for NJ showed Christie up by three, yesterday he declared the race too close to call. Yesterday a PPP poll (I believe) had Christie up seven. I never have much confidence in state polls.
All three of tomorrow’s votes will be significant in terms of the differential between the percentage garnered by the Democratic candidate and that attained by Obama a year ago.
The numbers will be very ugly for Obama and his party in that regard.

Posted by: jhw539 | Nov 2, 2009 11:17:08 AM
Thought I would give you a chance to vent.
“Mission Accomplished”

Rasmussen Reports, November 2:
“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced the House version of health care reform legislation last week, but most voters are still opposed to the effort.
“The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 42% now favor the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s down from 45% a week ago but unchanged from two weeks ago.
“Fifty-four percent (54%) now oppose the legislative effort, up three points since last week.
“Only 23% of all voters Strongly Support the plan while nearly twice as man (44%) are Strongly Opposed.”

===Actually, over twenty Republican bills have been introduced in this congress; none has been allowed out of committee.===
And numerous amendments to the proposed legislation. But that gets in the way of the narrative, so it’s hush-hush between us, okay?

Does anyone in their right mind really believe that Conservatives should take advice from David Plouffe, Valerie Jarrett or David Axelrod ? All three are left-Wing Radicals.
Sure, they want to help the Republican Party. Truth is –by their own voting records, the Fifty most Liberal Democrats in the U,S, Senate are all Democrats. And, in his very short stint in the U.S. Senate Obama had THE MOST LIBERAL voting record ( #1) in the Senate. Our Country is not LIBERAL–but give Dems credit for defining Republicans—that however is the Republican Party’s job. Now they should practice what they preach to bring the party back!.
Name one Conservative Democrat. We went Liberal and cost us all the Conservative votes. If Republicans do the right thing you can kiss Obama good -bye!
Former Obama for America campaign manager David Plouffe slammed those Republican voices for discouraging moderates within the party.
On ABC News’ This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Senior White House adviser Valerie Jarrett faulted the GOP for “becoming more and more extreme and more and more marginalized.”
And White House senior adviser David Axelrod said the grass roots conservative movement “may be where the energy is in the Republican Party, but it’s certainly not a view on which you can build a majority party.”

And numerous amendments to the proposed legislation. But that gets in the way of the narrative, so it’s hush-hush between us, okay?
Axey | Nov 2, 2009 11:48:11 AM
Like the REPUBLICAN amendment to the stimulus bill that cost $70 BILLION dollars – almost 10% of the total – and that WAS INCLUDED IN THE FINAL BILL? (The AMT patch, which pulled money from the Democrat’s favorite state aid pot.)
Yeah, but that would get in the way of the narrative indeed.

Democrats are afraid, and the media does not get it. There is change going on in this country, Not the change that Obama said, Not the rise of Left thinking Ideas , Not the rise of a want for more spending, not the rise of a want for more Government control, But a rise of Conservative Values, The media wants you to think we are destroying ourselves and that is not the case at all we are taking back control of the Republican party and taking it back to the Conservative values that made it so great under President Reagan. We will no longer tolerate Republicans in name only like Scozzafava. We want real Republicans who support and respect the Conservative values the Republican party had previously supported. I refer you to a Quote by President Reagan “Our people look for a cause to believe in. Is it a third party we need, or is it a new and revitalized second party, raising a banner of no pale pastels, but bold colors, which make it unmistakably clear where we stand on all of the issues troubling the people?” This is what the the Republican Party needs to do today, and until we do we will not be able to stop the irresponsible spending and Ideals of the Left and its current leadership.

Like the REPUBLICAN amendment to the stimulus bill that cost $70 BILLION dollars – almost 10% of the total – and that WAS INCLUDED IN THE FINAL BILL?
Posted by: jhw539 | Nov 2, 2009 12:09:00 PM
Actually I would have listed the Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee defeating Republican efforts in September to strengthen provisions aimed at restricting federal funding for abortions and denying government benefits to illegal immigrants.

Rep. Phil Gingrey, M.D. (R-GA) offered an amendment in the Energy & Commerce Committee to bar federal political appointees and bureaucrats from intervening in patient treatment decisions. The Gingrey amendment would have ensured patients and doctors remain as the sole individuals responsible for making these critical decisions. Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) led Democrats in opposition to the amendment, which was defeated.

Rep. Wally Herger (R-CA) offered an amendment to prohibit the federal government from conducting so-called comparative effectiveness research, in which the federal government would ultimately help determine which medical treatments are administered to whom in America – otherwise known as government rationing of health care. The Herger amendment was defeated.
Days later, in a July 22 prime-time press conference, President Obama told the nation the health care bill “will keep government out of health care decisions,” despite the fact that the comparative effectiveness language remains in the bill.

Create small business health plans. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) offered an amendment that would modify the bill to allow the creation of small business health plans (also known as Association Health Plans) that allow trade, industry, professional, or other business associations to form and purchase health care coverage at a lower cost. The McKeon amendment was killed in committee.

Prevent taxpayer funding of abortion. Reps. Sam Johnson (R-TX), Eric Cantor (R-VA) and Mark Souder (R-IN) offered amendments to remove language from the legislation that would result in American taxpayers subsidizing abortion-on-demand. A recent Zogby survey determined that more than 70 percent of Americans are opposed to taxpayer funding of abortion. The amendment did not pass

Are we imagining future where unemployed people get free “public option” health care?

Allow Americans to continue to enroll in private individual market health plans. Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA) offered an amendment to repeal the bill’s prohibition on new enrollees in private individual market plans. This amendment was killed

The Republicans have tried to include dozens of “common-sense” amendments. I’m not saying they necessarily deserve to be heard at this point. But if the Democrats were truly interested in a bipartisan bill that would be best for the American taxpayer, they would be responding with something other than:
No, no, no, no, no, no, no…
In spite of their wonderful rhetoric, the Democrats are NOT concern with the welfare of the American taxpayer. They are concerned only with themselves and consolidating their political power.

“In spite of their wonderful rhetoric, the Democrats are NOT concern with the welfare of the American taxpayer. They are concerned only with themselves and consolidating their political power.”
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What a vacant accusation. Those evil Democrats.
Your nonsense is showing again.

The Republicans, by emphasizing the most extreme and polarized of their members, are thankfully cutting their noses to spite their faces.
Meanwhile, across the significant domains of health care, the economy (the largest gains in the S and P since the Great Depression), and America’s role in the world, Obama intelligently, thoughtfully, and without Flight Suit Grandiosity, makes the changes the nation needs.
Look at every area–if you go to the 24/7 Daily Obama News Site, the LT, you can see the gains in every area–each day:

The fact that Obama continues to peddle the “Change You Can Believe In” schtick in NJ, while supporting Corzine is kind of a cruel joke to people who actually LIVE in NJ and have seen things go from bad to worse in that state while Corzine has been in office.
If the WH really believes that none of these races are “…relevant at all to President Obama” then why has he spent so much time campaigning and raising money for Corzine and Deeds? These elections are a referendum not only on the incumbent, but in the direction Obama and the Democrats are taking this country. They are witnessing the effects first hand and have been for years with Democrat governors.
Scozzafava is no more a Republican than Arlen Specter is, errr was.

“In spite of their wonderful rhetoric, the Democrats are NOT concern with the welfare of the American taxpayer. They are concerned only with themselves and consolidating their political power.”
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What a vacant accusation. Those evil Democrats.
Your nonsense is showing again.
Posted by: tierra | Nov 2, 2009 1:17:48 PM
Try responding to why the Democrats shot down all those amendments I posted (which was only part of a long list). If it was such a vacant accusation there should be some logical reason why they were all killed. I’ll stand by my statement until proven otherwise.

I vote partisan. I am partisan. I am not a wussy moderate who compromises his values away. Moderates have no position on anything.
Posted by: Mr. Incredible | Nov 2, 2009 4:05:27 PM
It’s a lot like voting “present.”

If Democrats, liberals, and their talking heads are advocating one position (in this case Republicans following a strategy of “inclusiveness”, “big-tent”, “moderation”, etc.) Republicans would be best served to do the exact OPPOSITE (which is why Axelrod, Jarrett, et. al are all spun up).
Elected Republicans are taking notice of the changing dynamics of public sentiment towards expanded government and the self-serving political class and are reacting accordingly. Obama will not change course (as Clinton did with his “triangulation” strategy), but I bet some Blue Dogs will….and soon.

“Seems they’re all over the lot. Only state poll I’ve ever paid much attention to is Field in California.”
The Field poll is a good one but even they have problems with 3 way elections (see Gov election during recall).
The majority of the NJ polls have it 2 pts either way (for Corzine or Christie) which is within the margin of error and reflects what is a very close race.

With ACORN and SEIU working the election along with Rep. Andrews and thousands of union workers, no doubt there will be no corruption in the outcome….ACORN can also help with your taxes and help you find funds to open a bordelo. It’s your one stop shopping……Who would have ever thought we would come so far….

The Republican party is Nuts.
That’s all Folks.

Oh, I wouldn’t worry little Democrats, I hear ACORN has been very busy “helping” your party out. Cheaters do not always win, however. We’ll see.

Cry me a River Republican party.
You are damaged goods and hopefully
will not return to the White House
ever. It is just to much for your party
to handle. They like to lie to much
and spend way to much money on big
government, then blame it on Obama for
the mess that your party has created.
Your party is in shambles and now they
are trying to put themselves together.
Good luck with that one. Never, Never
will you ever put your party together
it is in shambles.
Cry me a river!!

“You are damaged goods and hopefully
will not return to the White House
ever.”
LOL. Same thing they said during the Carter years.

ACORN … OH MY!
The Republican wingnuts and moonbat crazies are always crying voter fraud. Grow up. The last major case of voting fraud was up in New Hampshire I recall and Republicans were the ones guilty (phone bank jamming).
ACORN SMAYCORN … get a life Republicans. I doubt ACORN could find Oswego or Watertown with a map if they wanted to.

The Republican party is coming apart
at the seams. They don’t even know
what they want. Now they are fighting
with each other about who is conservative and who is moderate. This is just so
crazy, but what can I say about this
party. They all want to sit around and
blame Obama for everything.
They are not all there I will tell you that much. I guess for eight years Bush
was a ghost oh my goodness Obama came
and he just happened by some mysterious way to do all this damage.
Republicans you are crazy!!!