Dem Polls Make Case For Middle Class Tax Cuts, Dems Unconvinced

[kentuck]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/15/dem-polls-make-case-for-m_n_718058.html

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Democrats in the Senate are considering allowing a vote on extending all of the Bush tax cuts in an effort to win Republican support to extend only the middle-class rates, leadership aides said on Wednesday. Multiple polling memos are circulating on the Hill in an effort to persuade skeptical Democrats facing close races that extending the cuts for the middle class, while allowing rates to rise on the wealthy, is a political winner.

Democrats are concerned that by holding merely a vote on extending tax cuts for those making $250,000 or less, conservative Democrats and Republicans would say they opposed the extension because it would raise taxes during rough economic times. But by allowing a vote on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) plan to extend all the tax cuts, moderate Republicans and Democrats would be given cover. They could tell constituents they voted to extend all of the tax cuts, but the effort failed. The only choice left was to extend the middle-class tax cuts or let them all expire.

Two leadership aides HuffPost spoke to thought the plan had a less than 50 percent chance of winning Republicans over. It's a difficult issue for Democrats and those who are running close races have urged the party not to take up the vote before the election. The fear is that Republicans will find a small-businessman -- it only takes one -- and sit him before a camera, fretting that tax hikes will make it harder for him to hire people.

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[kentuck]

1. This is getting serious...

What do you think folks??

[geek tragedy]

2. Jellyfish. nt

[kentuck]

3. These are the fucking games they play...

that drive me up the wall!

I guess we should just ignore it and let them do what they want to do? No problem.

:puke:

[spanone]

4. i used to say 'fuck the republicans' now i've modified it to 'fuck the rethugs and some dems too'

[OHdem10]

5. Same old same old out of the Senate. They are such wimps.

If we lose big numbers, thank the Senate.

[kentuck]

6. But we have to vote for them....?

Otherwise the Repubs will be in charge again. We don't want that. We have no choice. Right?

[golddigger]

7. Thank god for the new logo "Change Matters."