A Second Chance For Obama, The End Of The Road For Romney (The Note)
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By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter)
NOTABLES:
- HOW OBAMA WON — A TIE ON THE ECONOMY, A WIN FOR OBAMA ON EMPATHY: After a year of wrangling over who’s better suited to handle the economy and who appreciates the concerns of most Americans, ABC’s Gary Langer reports: Deeply vulnerable on an economy that 77 percent of voters said is still in bad shape, Obama gave Romney just a single point in trust to handle it, 49-48 percent – far short of the real advantage Romney wanted, and needed, on the crux issue of the campaign. … Empathy was one reason revealed in the ABC News exit poll, analyzed for the network by Langer Research Associates: Obama trounced Romney by a 10-point margin in being seen as “in touch” with average Americans. http://abcn.ws/VBQliM
- ABC VIDEO: THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE IN FIVE MINUTES. From the GOP primary to President Obama’s victory, here’s our five-minute highlight reel of the 2012 campaign: http://abcn.ws/SAMlK3
- ‘IF THERE IS A MANDATE…’: House Speaker John Boehner weighs in: “The American people re-elected the president, and re-elected our majority in the House. If there is a mandate, it is a mandate for both parties to find common ground and take steps together to help our economy grow and create jobs, which is critical to solving our debt. I offer sincere congratulations to President and Mrs. Obama and to Vice President and Dr. Biden. I wish Mitt, Ann, Paul, Janna and their families well, and thank them for having carried the banner of our party and our principles with strength, grace, and courage.”
- NOTED: “House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) will deliver a statement today, Wednesday, November 7, at 3:30 p.m. ET on the fiscal cliff and the need for both parties to find common ground and take steps together to help our economy grow and create jobs, which is critical to solving our debt.”
- 2016 LIKE IT’S TODAY: Just before 2 a.m. ET, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio became one of the first potential 2012 candidates to release a statement on the election: “I join my fellow Americans in thanking God we live in an exceptional democratic country where our leaders are elected peacefully at the ballot box. And I congratulate President Obama on his victory. It has been a privilege campaigning for Mitt Romney, getting to know him and traveling throughout the country on his behalf. … I am proud to have cast my vote for Mitt Romney. Now comes the hard part. America faces monumental challenges in putting people back to work, reducing our crushing debt and advancing our interests around the world.”
THE NOTE:
ABC’s AMY WALTER: With election losses comes soul searching. Republicans have to learn to accept the new demographic reality: One in which they can no longer ignore or antagonize the fast growing and politically potent Latino population. Priority number one for Republicans next year should be to build a bipartisan deal on immigration reform that will put the GOP on the right side of this demographic divide. Paging Marco Rubio.
ABC’s MICHAEL FALCONE: President Obama had it right when he reportedly congratulated Mitt Romney last night on a “well-fought” campaign. From the moment he jumped into the presidential race at a New Hampshire farm in June 2011, he seemed to be destined to be this year’s Republican standard-bearer. But it wasn’t easy: He first had to fend of challenges from a slew of insurgents within his own party with names like Gingrich, Perry and Santorum. After dispatching with them, months of general election combat with the president awaited. Romney started behind, but made up ground on questions of trust to handle the economy, empathy and enthusiasm. But it wasn’t until late in the game — too late, as we learned last night — that GOP voters started to come around to Romney for who he was rather than who he wasn’t.
ABC’s RICK KLEIN: Demography and strategy converged in near-perfect fashion for President Obama, the Democratic Party’s reliable base uniting with a new face of America — helped along by an avalanche of well-timed attacks. That magic formula allowed a president with significant weaknesses to power past them, while shattering the Republican way of winning elections, probably for a long time. It’s a toolbox, though, that isn’t available to Obama again – it wins races, but it doesn’t help in governing, at least not yet. That’s where the president can display what he spoke of as he started his next four years — that he has learned, that he can govern in a way that begins to deliver on his promise.
ABC’s MATTHEW DOWD: “The race for 2016 starts the day after election day. Both parties are going to be searching for their new leaders. A huge question for Democrats is, ‘What does Hillary Clinton do?’ Based on that decision, the race could go many ways. Besides Clinton, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, who is a popular but unknown figure in the party, is considering. Joe Biden, who seems to be intimating he will run, is on the shortlist, but the question becomes whether that is too status quo. Antonio Villaraigosa, the mayor of Los Angeles, is on the list, and has tremendous support in the Latino community. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York would be a formidable figure if Clinton doesn’t run. She is popular in a big state and a woman candidate is important, because 60 percent of Democratic primary voters are female. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been rumored to want to run and comes from a key state with access to party faithful and money. There’s also the chance of an unknown candidate who may emerge in the aftermath of this year’s election.”
“For the GOP, the journey ahead is more perilous. They will be going through civil war after this Romney loss: the very conservatives vs. the establishment; the cultural conservatives vs. the economic conservatives; the populists vs. old school. And there is no clear leader ahead. Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor, would be formidable with his name and money.” http://bitly.com/SMAafw
FOUR MORE YEARS OF PRESIDENT OBAMA. On “Good Morning America,” ABC’s political analysts look at what lies ahead for the president, as he returns to office. As Jonathan Karl points out, there is no time for a second-term honeymoon with the “fiscal cliff” looming at the end of the year. WATCH: http://abcn.ws/PWRJLK
ROMNEY CONCEDES. ABC’s David Muir reports for “Good Morning America” that Romney’s campaign aides were emotional after his loss, thinking right up until the end that their candidate could defeat President Obama. WATCH: http://abcn.ws/UjH8vn
INSIDE OBAMA’S WIN. ABC’s Jake Tapper reports for “Good Morning America” on the president’s long road to victory. WATCH: http://abcn.ws/Xjq9dg
TRACKING THE HOUSE AND SENATE. ABC’s Jonathan Karl reports that Democrats have held their majority in the Senate–and that the new Congress may be even more deeply divided than the one we have now. The Senate is a story of missed opportunities for Republicans, with losses in Massachusetts, Indiana, and Missouri. WATCH Karl’s “Good Morning America” report: http://abcn.ws/SSHx68
FLORIDA: STILL TOO CLOSE TO CALL. Thankfully the free world isn’t on the edge of its seat this time, but Florida’s votes are once again too close to call the day after Election Day. With ABC and other networks yet to project, ABC’s Cecilia Vega reports on the razor-thin margin for “Good Morning America.” WATCH: http://abcn.ws/Stf2Z4
LATE-NIGHT COMIC RELIEF. Watch GMA’s highlights of late-night television poking fun at the presidential race, as the results came in: http://abcn.ws/RFgtXf
THE CANDIDATES:
ABC’s Jake Tapper, Devin Dwyer, Mary Bruce and Arlette Saenz report from Chicago:
–OBAMA VOWS TO FORGE CHANGE WHERE HE FAILED. The president struck a hopeful, optimistic note in his acceptance speech in Chicago. ABC’s Devin Dwyer and Mary Bruce report: After four years of trying and, by his own admission, failing to change the nature of politics in Washington, President Obama tonight vowed in a second term to forge bipartisan compromise in a way a large majority of Americans desire. … “When we go through tough times, when we make big decisions as a country, it necessarily stirs passions, stirs up controversy. That won’t change after tonight. And it shouldn’t,” Obama said. “But despite all our differences, most of us share certain hopes for America’s future.” “By itself, the recognition that we have common hopes and dreams won’t end all the gridlock, resolve all our problems or substitute for the painstaking work of building consensus and making the difficult compromises needed to move this country forward,” he continued. “But that common bond is where we must begin.” http://abcn.ws/T0Axle
OBAMA’S 2013 CABINET: WHAT TO EXPECT. Now that he’s returning to the White House, President Obama will almost immediately move to shore up his team of top aides and Cabinet officials, ABC’s Devin Dwyer reports–some of whom had only signed on for the first four years. From Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Attorney General Eric Holder, here’s a list of possible replacements: http://abcn.ws/U8Nbgz
WATCH OBAMA’S VICTORY SPEECH. ABC video from Chicago: http://abcn.ws/XjwHZr
ABC’s David Muir, Emily Friedman and Shushannah Walshe report from Boston:
–ROMNEY: I PRAY FOR THE PRESIDENT. ABC’s Russell Goldman reports on Mitt Romney’s concession speech; “I so wish that I had been able to fulfill your hopes….but the nation chose another leader,” Romney told heartbroken supporters at his Boston headquarters. “I pray the president will be successful in guiding our nation,” Romney said before running mate Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and their families joined Romney on the podium. http://abcn.ws/SMTol6
WATCH ROMNEY’S CONCESSION SPEECH. ABC video from Boston, Mass.: http://abcn.ws/UwaW2u
THE BUZZ:
with ABC’s Chris Good (@c_good)
MORE ON HOW OBAMA DID IT: From the National Journal’s Ron Brownstein, analyzed the election results for ABC News last night “President Obama won a second term by marrying the new Democratic coalition with just enough of the old to overcome enduring economic disenchantment and a cavernous racial divide. In many places, particularly across the Sun Belt, Obama mobilized the Democrats’ new “coalition of the ascendant,” winning enough support among young people, minorities and college-educated whites, especially women, to overcome very weak numbers among blue-collar whites and college-educated men. But in the upper Midwest, where there are not enough of those voters to win, Obama attracted just enough working-class whites to hold the critical battlegrounds of Wisconsin, Iowa, and above all Ohio against Mitt Romney’s forceful challenge. Navigating those two tightropes, Obama held enough states to win a comfortable margin in the Electoral College, despite the headwind of the frustratingly slow economic recovery.” http://bit.ly/PWai2o
OBAMA CLAIMS BIG WIN AMONG LATINOS. From ABC’s Richard Morin: President Obama claimed two out of every three Latino votes nationwide, matching his performance among Hispanics four years ago, according to exit polls. With votes still being cast in the far West, Obama was winning 69% of the Latino vote to Republican challenger Mitt Romney’s 29%. http://abcn.ws/UiXsfV
GENDER GAP OPENS IN LATINO VOTE. From ABC’s Richard Morin: Overall Obama won three out of every four votes (75%) cast by Hispanic women and 63% of Hispanic men, a 12-point gender gap. Four years ago the gap was only four points as Obama won 64% of men and 68% of Latino women. Romney won 35% of Latino men and 24% of women. http://abcn.ws/TvPcVw
OBAMA CONGRATULATES ROMNEY ON ‘SPIRITED CAMPAIGN.’ Tuesday afternoon, before results had started coming in, President Obama thanked his opponent, ABC’s Mary Bruce and Devin Dwyer report: President Obama today congratulated GOP nominee Mitt Romney on a hard-fought race and expressed confidence he would have the votes to win a second term as he kicked off Election Day with a visit to his local campaign office. “I also want to say to Gov. Romney, ‘Congratulations on a spirited campaign,’” the president told reporters after thanking volunteers at his local Hyde Park, Ill., field office. “I know that his supporters are just as engaged and just as enthusiastic and working just as hard today.” With polls open across the country, the president expressed confidence that “we have the votes to win.” http://abcn.ws/TuZlBW
THE SENATE:
–SENATE OUTLOOK: DEMS COULD GAIN 2 SEATS. The election cycle began with Republicans eyeing a return to majority in the Senate, with 23 Democratic seats and only 10 Republican seats up for election. But candidate missteps and some losses in competitive races have cost them that opportunity. In Missouri and Indiana, Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock emerged as underdogs in their primaries–Mourdock unseated a strong incumbent, six-term Sen. Dick Lugar–and faltered after making controversial comments about rape. Republicans lost both races, which they had been expecting to win earlier in the campaign cycle.
KEY SENATE RESULTS: DEM WINNERS …
CONNECTICUT (Dem seat) – Murphy (D) 55 percent, McMahon (R) 43 percent
INDIANA (GOP seat) – Donnelly (D) 50 percent, Mourdock (R) 44 percent
MAINE (GOP seat) - King (I) 53 percent, Summers (R) 30 percent, Dill (D) 13 percent
MASSACHUSETTS (GOP seat) – Warren (D) 54 percent, Brown (R) 46 percent
MISSOURI (Dem seat) – McCaskill (D) 55 percent, Akin (R) 39 percent
NEW MEXICO (Dem seat) - Heinrich (D) 51 percent, Wilson (R) 45 percent
OHIO (Dem seat) – Brown (D) 50 percent, Mandel (R) 45 percent
VIRGINIA (Dem seat) – Kaine (D) 52 percent, Allen (R) 48 percent
WISCONSIN (Dem seat) - Baldwin (D) 51 percent, Thompson (R) 46 percent
KEY SENATE RESULTS: GOP WINNERS …
ARIZONA (GOP seat) - Flake (R) 50 percent, Carmona (D) 45 percent
NEVADA (GOP seat) - Heller (R) 46 percent, Berkley (D) 45 percent
YET TO BE CALLED BY ABC NEWS …
MONTANA (Dem seat) - Tester (D) 49 percent, Rehberg (R) 45 percent
NORTH DAKOTA (Dem seat) - Heitkamp (D) 50 percent, Berg (R) 45 percent
TAMMY BALDWIN: THE FIRST OPENLY GAY U.S. SENATOR. With her win in Wisconsin over former GOP governor and Health and Human Services secretary Tommy Thompson, Democratic Rep. Tammy Baldwin has made history by becoming the first openly gay U.S. senator. ABC’s Abby D. Phillip reports: In her victory speech in Wisconsin, Baldwin acknowledged that she makes history as both Wisconsin’s first female senator and the country’s first openly gay senator. “Now, I am well aware that I will have the honor of being Wisconsin’s first woman senator. And I am well aware that I will be the first openly gay member,” Baldwin said to loud cheers and chants of “Tammy, Tammy!” from her supporters. “But I didn’t run to make history. I ran to make a difference.” http://abcn.ws/T22bOW
WHY TODD AKIN LOST: THE RAPE COMMENT. Missouri’s Todd Akin made strides to recover from his “legitimate rape” comment, which became the largest misstep by any candidate in the country in this election cycle. He worked to shore up support among social conservatives and told Missouri voters that he agreed with them on most issues. But it wasn’t enough, and exit polls tell us that “rape” was the issue in Missouri–where Akin lost even as Mitt Romney carried the state with 54 percent. Women voted 56 percent for Sen. Claire McCaskill, who won 67 percent of self-identified moderates and bested Akin by 11 percentage points among independents. Akin’s comment clearly helped McCaskill capture the middle: 21 percent of voters said Akin’s “rape” comment was the single most important issue for them when they voted, while 40 percent said it was one of several important factors. http://abcn.ws/VSVDSo
THE HOUSE:
–HOUSE OUTLOOK: SMALL GAIN FOR DEMS. With 435 House races across the country, the final House margins will take a bit longer to figure out than the White House’s next occupant. With 10 races yet to be called by the AP and 20 yet to be called by ABC News, Democrats appear poised to pick up three or four House seats. That would leave Republicans with a 238 – 197 majority, as John Boehner remains speaker of the House. Check back with ABC News today, and in the coming days, for a final number on Republicans’ remaining edge.
–BACHMANN, WEST CLING TO NARROW LEADS. John Parkinson reports: Some of the Republican Party’s most controversial House members are clinging to narrow leads in races where only a few votes are left to count. Rep. Michele Bachmann, the chairwoman of the Tea Party Caucus, led by almost 2,300 votes with 84 percent of precincts reporting as of early this morning. That race is still too close to call and shifted back and forth all night long. Rep. Allen West of Florida, one of the most outspoken Republicans in the House of Representatives, trailed Patrick Murphy by fewer than 3,000 votes with all precincts reporting. The race is still too close to call, according both to ABC News and the Associated Press, but barring surprises, West looks poised to lose. http://abcn.ws/XjkbJA
–HOW’D THEY DO: THE HOUSE GOP CLASS OF 2010. From ABC’s John Parkinson: Of 87 Republican freshmen, just nine have lost their bids for a second term at last count. There is a common perception that the freshman class was stocked with tea partyers, but just 19 of 87 GOP freshmen joined the Tea Party Caucus after the 2010 landslide. Two freshmen Democrats, Reps. Mark Critz of Pennsylvania and Kathy Hochul of western New York, also lost. http://abcn.ws/XjkbJA
–HOW’D THEY DO: THE TEA PARTY CAUCUS. More from ABC’s John Parkinson: Of the 60 members of the Tea Party Caucus, 46 have already clinched victory. Four others, including Bachmann and West, remain in races too close to call. Six Tea Party caucus members were defeated at the polls, plus another seven who retired, lost a primary or sought higher office. Both tea party candidates who ran for the Senate, Reps. Denny Rehberg of Montana and Todd Akin of Missouri lost, while Rep. Mike Pence won his bid for governor of Indiana. http://abcn.ws/XjkbJA
–HOW’D THEY DO: SUPPORTERS OF THE RYAN BUDGET. Members who voted for Paul Ryan’s budget in either 2011 or 2012–almost every Republican, that is–have seen a few casualties on election night. With 11 of their races still undecided, 14 of the 218 Ryan-budget-backing candidates have lost their races.
–HOW’D THEY DO: INCUMBENTS. After the anti-incumbent wave of 2010, last night wasn’t nearly as terribly for House incumbents–but with a handful of races yet to be called by ABC News, that could change. Out of 400 incumbents seeking office in the House, only 22 have lost so far, with 20 races still undecided. Compare that to 2010, in which 49 House Democratic incumbents alone were unseated as their party lost the majority. This year, 13 Republican incumbents and 9 Democratic incumbents have fallen so far.
WHO’S TWEETING?
@JonHusted: Thanks to my staff and the elections staff in our 88 counties who worked early into the morning to make sure the job was done.
@MaeveReston: Very odd to wake up this morning without three alarms blaring & buses and planes waiting to spirit us away to other states. I miss my FPPO.
@jmartpolitico: What happened last nite? The country is getting less white and the GOP coalition is becoming more white http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83472.html?hp=t1_3 …
@TheFix: Things I was wrong about: Obama couldn’t repeat his ’08 victories in VA and FL. He did both. Both states have changed — big time.
@RealClearScott: Ladies & gentlemen, your totally mind-blowing stat of the day>>> RT@SeanTrende If R
@JohnJHarwood: Wait – was anyone thinking pollsters don’t know what they’re doing? That their #s are all “skewed” & “biased”? Where’d that idea come from?
@AriFleischer: Today will be my first day in about 180 days that I don’t look at Realclearpolitics.
@feldmike: Now what?
Hagel, Brennan to Face Tough Congressional Confirmation 
Obama Taps Sen. Chuck Hagel for Defense Secretary 
The beginning of the end for the majority. They will continue to experience diminishing power as minorities grow. Much more candy for single women and minorities with a display by obama that this will be paid for by the ‘rich’. Eventually wealth will either shelter their wealth or move overseas. Those left—the remnant of the majority—will have to assume more of the tax burden. The workforce will continue to be a serious problem as the educational system fails. The workforce will be more and more non-whites who have high dropout rates and the lowest national test scores. They will be unable to perform high tech jobs as more of these industries flee the US for offshore. Eventually the US will achieve third world status with much civil unrest.
Posted by: Perplexed | November 7, 2012, 9:50 am 9:50 am
Perplexed, count yourself among those with low intelligence.
Posted by: Lori | November 7, 2012, 10:28 am 10:28 am
Obama will screw up his second chance.
It’s who he is.
Posted by: Noz | November 7, 2012, 10:32 am 10:32 am
Posted by: Perplexed | November 7, 2012, 9:50 am 9:50 am
Yes, we may have hit that tipping point.
America is on the decline.
Posted by: Noz | November 7, 2012, 10:33 am 10:33 am
STOCKS TUMBLE after election.
That is where we are REALLY going! More layoffs and cutbacks.
Posted by: Rick McDaniel | November 7, 2012, 10:34 am 10:34 am
I think the big difference is the too many do not know the truth. The education system and the media are deficient in their jobs. How can we change them?
Posted by: deanbob | November 7, 2012, 10:38 am 10:38 am
Do you believe in the constitution – the entire constitution? I think more need to learn it and live it.
Posted by: deanbob | November 7, 2012, 10:41 am 10:41 am
PERPLEXED | NOVEMBER 7, 2012, 9:5………
Count yourself among those who have wisdom (what good is intelligence if its wasted).
Posted by: deanbob | November 7, 2012, 10:48 am 10:48 am
I was wrong about Mitt Romney will the election. He and the nation were defeated. The leftists have defeated us.
Posted by: TexBork_2012 | November 7, 2012, 10:56 am 10:56 am
The takers outnumber the makers now.
Posted by: trish | November 7, 2012, 10:58 am 10:58 am
I voted for Obama but I must say, I appreciated Romney’s sentiments in his concession speech; it IS time for both parties to work together to get this country back on track. I did not appreciate Boehner’s immediate response of “no tax increase” before the topic was even brought up. This country needs bi-partisan cooperation to continue its recovery and the “status quo mantra” of the Republican party needs to change. The President clearly demonstrated he is willing to work with anyone who has a good idea, but he’s not going to roll over any longer! As to Perplexed’s comments, I’d like to know what he/she thinks is going on in this country now? The rich are getting richer, large corporations are sending jobs overseas at record numbers, employment is somewhat improving but not enough to get the economy jump started due to low salaries and no benefits payment. Why? Because companies such as HP and Apple are run by persons do not give a hoot about providing American jobs; they would rather send work to India and China and pay pennies on the dollar for cheap labor then sell the products back to American and world consumers for hundreds of dollars providing record profits to share with stockholders and key executives (via huge bonuses). The Ameican sheep need to take some responsibility for this phenomenon and quit purchasing foreign manufactured goods. Once we send a strong message to US companies, things will change.
Posted by: rohnertpark1 | November 7, 2012, 11:03 am 11:03 am
“Eventually wealth will either shelter their wealth or move overseas. Those left—the remnant of the majority—will have to assume more of the tax burden. ” Umm they can tax shelter and leave this nation if they so desire, The issue will be those who ship overseas to receive tax benefits and the glory of having their interests protected while we go to war to protect their ability to make money well should end.
Posted by: emerald_Sparks | November 7, 2012, 11:18 am 11:18 am
Rohner,
You are right. The GOP needs to stop campaigning and start working with the President.
Posted by: tork | November 7, 2012, 11:18 am 11:18 am
Ah, there they are: Perplexed, Noz, Texbork, Deanbob…..all of the righties who told us all that we’d be sorry on Nov. 6. Sorry, guys, but don’t be sore losers, OK?? The majority reelected our president, and you have to reconcile that and move on. We had to suck it up when you reelected Dubya for a second term. Karma is a b!+ch!!!
Posted by: Matt | November 7, 2012, 12:10 pm 12:10 pm
Who ya gonna blame now, Barack?
Posted by: electpatriots | November 7, 2012, 12:48 pm 12:48 pm
time to go thelma and louise and drive off the cliff together with mr obama. as republicans we have nothing to lose so lets call his bluff and step on the peddle. then the takers in the u.s. will finally get it…….you have run out of other peoples money and you will be marching on obamas whitehouse for the free stuff he promissed.
Posted by: catman | November 7, 2012, 12:56 pm 12:56 pm
.you have run out of other peoples money and you will be marching on obamas whitehouse for the free stuff he promissed.
POSTED BY: CATMAN | NOVEMBER 7, 2012, 12:56 PM 12:56 PM
Amen.
Posted by: deanbob | November 7, 2012, 1:14 pm 1:14 pm
Jesus Christ is My president, nobody else. Doesn’t Obama and everyone else know who he has been set up to be?
Christ +Jeremiah 45 + Ezekiel 20:29 + Babylon + Nebuchadnezzar + Osama= Osama Resurrected as Obama in Revelations 13 + Daniel 7,8 + New York as physical Babylon in Rev. 17,18= Daniel 9 to 12 + Joel + Malachi + Jude + Jeremiah 45 to 51 = Rev 14 to 21
Obama has been set up! He was tricked into believing that if you spend millions of American’s money, conscience and wealth to show that you support the following, you too can be president. Gays, greed of banks and elite, anti-Christian nations countries and religions, illegal aliens, terrorists, self proclaimed Christians, enforcing all to believe with the power of your faith to be accepting of fear of idolatry of faith in disease, death, scientists, doctors and hospitals having more knowledge and power over the Power of Jesus Christ’s Blood and Spirit that is in and around us All. Now look what you are president of, King of Babylon. Before destruction, comes pride and great shall be its fall says the Lord your God, in Jesus Christ’s name. LET GOD’S WILL BE DONE AMEN!
Posted by: Zion | November 7, 2012, 1:26 pm 1:26 pm
tork…57 million people do not want to work with obama…he has nothing to offer to those who dont need any free stuff and who do not identify with obamas spokespeople beyonce and jayzee. 4 more years of tears.
Posted by: catman | November 7, 2012, 1:50 pm 1:50 pm
I hope the President doesn’t make the same mistake he made in the last four years, reaching out to republicans and getting his hand slapped away.
He needs to do what he can, take the issues straight to the American people and let the republicans explain to them why they are not doing a damn thing.
The republicans won’t learn from this election any more than they learned after FDRs win in 1936. They will continue their obstructionist policies until they are thrown out in the next Congressional election in 2014.
Posted by: tmferretti | November 7, 2012, 2:03 pm 2:03 pm
tm….first of all congratulations to your candidate but 57 million people have a line drawn in the sand and until you get rid of all of them they are not going to see things the lefts way. you may have to wait until 2014 to get rid of them and so be it. in the mean time that congress represents the 57 million people who dont approve of mr obamas policies and are expected to hold tough and not cave in to becoming Greece. when you are in the minority you have nothing to lose so it is better to hold your ground and not compromise your principals because thats all you have.perhaps its time to move to a red state.
Posted by: catman | November 7, 2012, 2:14 pm 2:14 pm
CATMAN
Today, the United States is the only large economic power in the world that has shown positive growth. Even the Chinese are starting to go downhill. The President contributed to that because he didn’t buy into the republican spending cuts (like the sequester) that will put us over the cliff.
Only 13 % of the people say they are worried about the deficit and rightfully so. They are smart enough to know that cutting the deficit is not going to create jobs. The deficit has to increase if we’re going to get out of this recession.
Our country was based on compromise, putting aside ones personal agenda to do what is right for our country. There is no compromise with politicians who sign pledges to men like Grover Norquist instead of remaining open minded and at least considering $1 of revenue for $10 dollars in cuts.
If this continues, all the President is doing is wasting his time. He should state his position clearly to the American people and then let the people deal with the “do nothings”
Posted by: tmferretti | November 7, 2012, 2:37 pm 2:37 pm
Hopefully the Republicans in Congress will realize that working together includes going against the Grover Norquist pledge and actually raise revenues as well as cut spending. In accounting that is the only way to do it – you cannot just cut. COMPROMISE is not defined by the Republicans saying NO and McConnell throwing filibusters until they get what they want. The Tea Party must realize that they are NOT representing the majority of voters in this country and to stop trying to Ram their out-dated religion -based policies down our throats. 60million have said NO to their ways! ALL PEOPLE WANT IS FOR THOSE IN WASHINGTON TO PUT ON THEIR BIG BOY AND GIRL PANTS AND ACTUALLY WORK TOGETHER TO GET THINGS MOVING!! Try to remember how your first grade teacher taught you to share and help each other out!!!
Posted by: pksk531 | November 7, 2012, 2:38 pm 2:38 pm
Hate does not reason. Today’s hate meter against Obama is at an all-time high. Until the GOP turns its’ back on people like Hannity and Rush, reasonable people including moderates, will reject them. However, the GOP does not have a good track record for denouncing deceitful propaganda if it’s offered in their favor. They love and provoke devision. If you don’t believe it, turn on Rush RIGHT NOW! He’s telling people how ignorant Obama’s supporters are. Unity isn’t in his vocabulary or mentality.
Posted by: Mikeyboy | November 7, 2012, 2:57 pm 2:57 pm
I’m glad the republicans don’t have to live on the streets; their shopping carts would always be empty.
They need to somehow acquire some street smarts.
Here’s a guy (Mitt) who tells you he oppose the tax cut extension for the middle class because it’s not extended to the wealthy (who he says are doing extremely well) and middle class republicans vote for him.
Where does that naiveté come from?
Posted by: tmferretti | November 7, 2012, 3:03 pm 3:03 pm
Until today, I never knew that ABC was screening in a very biased way. Reasons suchs “posting too quickly” or “you’ve said that already” (although it wasn’t posted) are given as reasons to omit posts that they don’t like. Here’s to the sore losers at ABC: You can not stifle the truth.
Posted by: Mikeyboy | November 7, 2012, 3:04 pm 3:04 pm
MIKEYBOY
The same thing has been happening to me for a week. They need better IT guys
Posted by: tmferretti | November 7, 2012, 3:14 pm 3:14 pm
Gloat and bask in your victory today but tomorrow will come as sure as the sun sets in the west and rises in the east. The realities of debt and diminishing power will demand to be answered tomorrow. The MSM can hide the truth for a time but only for a time. Our enemies sharpen their blades and smell the blood in the air. They have seen us abandon our own and they note our dwindling wealth. They know that one day we will be at their mercy and that is something they will not grant us. Enjoy today for tomorrow you will have to pay the piper.
Posted by: Perplexed | November 7, 2012, 3:30 pm 3:30 pm
PERPLEXED
It sounds like you’ve been listening to those Chinese political ads on how they will own us. They need to get their own economy and political problems settled first. China has started to go downhill now that their people won’t work for 20 cents an hour.
The only wealth that is dwindling is the wealth of the middle class because of more trickledown economics.
There was another ad by a shyster Hungarian stock broker named Thomas Peterffy. He tried to tell us how bad we are doing and how when the rich get poorer we all get poorer. What BS. Hungary didn’t even have a middle class until the 1990s and he’s trying to tell us what’s best for America
Posted by: tmferretti | November 7, 2012, 3:40 pm 3:40 pm
PERPLEXED,
Here is what I don’t understand. Don’t you get it? The idea that Republicans are fiscally conservative is never been backed by facts. There has never been a Republican admin who has reduced or even sustained the deficit or balanced the Budget! Never! Those that did are all Democrats! Republicans simply have no credibility on the issue. They only crow about it when they are out of power to manipulate gullible people like you! If you care about the deficit vote for democrats! Obamacare for instance will save us over a Trillion dolloars in the next twenty years in addition to all the other good thing it does.
Posted by: zazu | November 7, 2012, 3:54 pm 3:54 pm
I mean to say in the last say, 70 years!
Posted by: zazu | November 7, 2012, 3:55 pm 3:55 pm
“Dwight Eisenhower was last Republican President to preside over a balanced budget. He had a balanced budget in 1956 and 1957. Since then, there have been two presidents to preside over balanced budgets, LBJ in 1969 and Clinton in 1998 through 2001. During the last 40 years there have been five budget surpluses, all five were under Democratic Presidents: 1969, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001.”
Posted by: zazu | November 7, 2012, 3:58 pm 3:58 pm
ZAZU; Starting in 1994 through the end of his presidency Clinton had a Republican controlled House and Senate. Clinton only signed the budget bills. Prior to that the Democrats held House control majority for 30 years.
Posted by: newcountryman | November 7, 2012, 4:10 pm 4:10 pm
I see the stock market acted as expected to the duffus-in-chief. Batton down the hatches. We are in for a rough ride.
Posted by: Redryder | November 7, 2012, 4:14 pm 4:14 pm
Agree or disagree-the country has spoken. We now move forward. I hope our President and leaders of both parties will recognize how divided we are as a country and make the effort to bring us closer together in a spirit of reconciliation and compromise.
Certainly there are big projects to tackle that effect all Americans and I believe it is in everyone’s best interest to find common ground and end the gridlock in Washington. No one party is right all the time.
Looking ahead as a Christian, I will continue to pray for wisdom for all our leaders and as for me personally, I will hold strong to my values and will never waiver from my faith, hope and trust in God because in the end, I can say withi 100 percent certainty, he will prevail.
Posted by: MrsAdmin | November 7, 2012, 4:16 pm 4:16 pm
The GOP no longer looks or acts like the country that it exists to represent and serve. Our country is younger, darker-skinned, more educated, more urban, more female, less homophobic, and less Christian than they think it is. It’s sad to watch another species run toward extinction, but there goes the GOP! Adapt or die off.
Posted by: Matt | November 7, 2012, 4:20 pm 4:20 pm
“tork…57 million people do not want to work with obama…he has nothing to offer to those who dont need any free stuff”
That’s too bad…. because all those red states that voted against Obama take more federal money than they contribute.
Now, I can understand that this makes people feel small and insecure to know that they live with the help of a bunch of big city Yankees….. And so there is a natural inclination to deny their little secret up and down the block. But this is just emotional immaturity. Everyone knows that the blue states subsidize the red states. And the red states resent the help, but still desperately need it to survive.
I am glad that my vote counted to cancel out an angry southern vote…. this way, the “rebel” can feel good about “rejecting” society…. and his kids can still have a better life in spite of it.
Posted by: tork | November 7, 2012, 4:21 pm 4:21 pm
“Our enemies sharpen their blades and smell the blood in the air.”
Bah…. You read too many comic books.
Posted by: tork | November 7, 2012, 4:24 pm 4:24 pm
“all of the righties who told us all that we’d be sorry on Nov. 6. Sorry, guys, but don’t be sore losers, OK??” – Matt
Hey Matt, if the majority of the American people want to change to Sociallism then that’s fine with me.
I do admit I’m surprised there was over 50% who wanted Nanny State Government.
Before the election we were all told it was 47% who wanted that.
Can you say Tipping Point of No Return?
Posted by: Noz | November 7, 2012, 4:35 pm 4:35 pm
“That’s too bad…. because all those red states that voted against Obama take more federal money than they contribute.” – Krot
That’s nice, then you won’t miss them when they leave the union in 2015.
Posted by: Noz | November 7, 2012, 4:43 pm 4:43 pm
“then you won’t miss them when they leave the union in 2015.”
Are the confederate nutjobs threatening an armed revolt? Yeesh….. Tea Party ideology is dangerous.
Posted by: tork | November 7, 2012, 4:47 pm 4:47 pm
You know, for all the teary eyed, flag waving bravado of the Tea Party….. I never really imagined that they would turn against America and our President just because we had an election. They don’t even love America. They love their own ideas. But they don’t love America.
Posted by: tork | November 7, 2012, 4:50 pm 4:50 pm
No armed revolt Krot, just a peaceful parting of ways.
A lot of the country doesn’t want to violate the constitution and become Sociallist.
Posted by: Noz | November 7, 2012, 4:53 pm 4:53 pm
POSTED BY: TORK | NOVEMBER 7, 2012, 4:50 PM 4:50 PM do you love your country????? So does the tea party, you just can’t handle someone who does not bow to you but has different values. You want the government take care of you so you don’t have to thnk for yourself or heavens forbid be in control of your destiny.
Posted by: Lizzie43 | November 7, 2012, 5:31 pm 5:31 pm
i hope that obama dosent bow down to bohner like he did a year ago.if it cost the middle class a few dollars it will well be worth it to make those in the top 1% pay their fair share.now obama should announce what deductions that we should elimenate interest on mortages for couples making over $500,000 taking vacations and writing them off as business expenses.my old employer used to joke about how he would take a month and go to florida in dead of winter and say it was for business when we didnt do any business there(SICKENING)if you ever have time check out this;;;; suppose your 20 years old and invest $1000.00 at the current rate of interest and just let it sit there and collect compound interest for the next 50 years how much you would have and then come back and let us all know how much nyou will have.theres no such thing as an entitlement as when you pay into social security and then collect when you retire it certainly isnt an entitalment(YOU EARNED IT)
Posted by: guy | November 7, 2012, 8:01 pm 8:01 pm
My father worked hard and raised 9 children. He taught me to work hard and strive for something better.
After years of being fiscally conservative and listening to the liberal media, we finally pulled the plug. We will not listen to liberal TV in the future – period. I like to think about us as open minded. We want to know the other side’s perspective – the liberal viewpoint. Yet, from this time forward, we will read news information primarily from digital sources …no more TV news! What made the difference regarding our decision is Candy Crowley’s (CNN) comment regarding Benghazi during the debate. It was disgusting!
It will be difficult not to listen to TV news other than FOX, yet we have already succeeded this morning and tonight. I am confident we have erased liberal media from our lives. I advise others to follow our lead. In the past, we have not been vocal. Things have changed.
What happened to ideals about less government and free enterprise helping all Americans? We cannot turn into Greece. For the first time in my life, I am scared for America.
I voted for Jimmy Carter before going to college. Then I became wise about productivity per capita in many ways is equivalent to standard of living. We are discouraging effort and productivity, the work ethic that made the US GREAT!
My wife and I have no children. We work hard at Fortune 500 companies. We are a highly regarded advertising target demographic. Good luck to TV News stations remaining relevant.
Posted by: Rick | November 8, 2012, 5:43 am 5:43 am
“It will be difficult not to listen to TV news other than FOX, yet we have already succeeded this morning and tonight. I am confident we have erased liberal media from our lives. I advise others to follow our lead. In the past, we have not been vocal. Things have changed. ”
That’ll help. Drink more kool-aid.
Posted by: tork | November 8, 2012, 9:57 am 9:57 am