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jtown1123
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Thu Jan-20-11 08:55 AM Original message |
If Democrats Agree to Social Security Cuts, We'll Lose the Presidency and the Senate |
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notesdev
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
1. Hate to break it to you |
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jtown1123
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:02 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I'm pretty realistic. I am just hoping this kind of talk wakes up Dems into sticking to |
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whathehell
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:27 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. I agree completely....Democrats have to start standing for something again. n/t |
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katnapped
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:09 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Good luck with(out) Pennsylvania as well n/t |
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Bigmack
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Thu Jan-20-11 10:34 AM Response to Reply #1 |
14. I hate to agree with your assessment... |
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Capitalocracy
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Thu Jan-20-11 05:52 PM Response to Reply #14 |
34. Whoever wins the primary. |
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BzaDem
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Thu Jan-20-11 10:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
16. Actually, the EV change due to the census barely affects Obama at all. He can still win without |
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notesdev
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Thu Jan-20-11 02:36 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. I don't see him winning that many |
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Arkana
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Thu Jan-20-11 06:02 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. Got any polling data to back this up or are you just blowing smoke? |
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bluestate10
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Thu Jan-20-11 08:23 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. I vote for blowing smoke. nt |
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notesdev
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:22 PM Response to Reply #36 |
44. You mean, the actual 2010 election results? |
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Proud Liberal Dem
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Thu Jan-20-11 10:56 AM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Lose the Presidency in 2012? |
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jtown1123
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Thu Jan-20-11 02:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. Mitt Romney. |
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Proud Liberal Dem
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Thu Jan-20-11 02:50 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. What do you think the odds are |
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Arkana
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Thu Jan-20-11 06:03 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. The day Mittens wins the nomination will be a cold one in hell. |
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bluestate10
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Thu Jan-20-11 08:28 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. The powerful religious right in his party hates Romney. The religious right controls |
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Capitalocracy
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Thu Jan-20-11 05:50 PM Response to Reply #18 |
33. Obama hasn't done much to energize the base. |
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Proud Liberal Dem
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Thu Jan-20-11 06:00 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. The base will be plenty energized in 2012 IMHO |
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robcon
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
4. The Senate is at risk, but the presidency is a lock, IMO. |
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jtown1123
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:22 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I'm not so sure. If he does some major deficit cutting at the expense of the lower and middle |
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robcon
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Thu Jan-20-11 11:56 AM Response to Reply #7 |
20. You mean that if Congress cuts some programs, and he signs the bills, he's at risk??? |
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Bluenorthwest
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:31 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. See. you can not have a lock on independents two years out |
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bluethruandthru
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
5. Whether you believe Obama will start the erosion of Social Security or not, what's |
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jtown1123
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:21 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. But they aren't hearing it. This reversal happened overnight. What are we doing wrong? |
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Dhalgren
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:25 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Well, that is just talk. We will have to wait and see. |
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Laelth
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
10. Off to the greatest page with this thread. |
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leveymg
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
12. The WH and many others have been lulled into complacency by the false blip in Obama's favorability |
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jtown1123
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Thu Jan-20-11 10:07 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I think the spike has to do with how well he handled the Arizona shooting. |
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StarsInHerHair
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Thu Jan-20-11 08:16 PM Response to Reply #13 |
41. yeah but, who was his speechwriter for that? That's my thoughts on it |
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Arkana
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Thu Jan-20-11 06:04 PM Response to Reply #12 |
38. How do you know how they're taking it? Are you part of the White House |
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treestar
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Thu Jan-20-11 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
15. What would be wrong with means testing, that is cutting benefits of the rich |
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jtown1123
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Thu Jan-20-11 10:51 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Because so few seniors are wealthy, the means testing proposals start cutting at pple who made low |
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elocs
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Thu Jan-20-11 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
19. If Democrats are complicit in cutting SS, then things will not go well for them. |
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robcon
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Thu Jan-20-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Huh?? It would be good for Repugs - the sponsors of the bills?? |
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elocs
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Thu Jan-20-11 12:02 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Republicans will vote for Republicans no matter what. |
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BzaDem
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Thu Jan-20-11 12:31 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Oh yeah. Just the presidency. Just the difference between Republicans passing whatever laws they |
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elocs
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Thu Jan-20-11 12:44 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Not spite, just a line in the sand. Sorry you don't have one. |
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BzaDem
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Thu Jan-20-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. If your strategy results in a far more right country than my strategy |
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BzaDem
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Thu Jan-20-11 05:48 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. If your strategy results in a far more right country than my strategy |
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jtown1123
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Thu Jan-20-11 02:44 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. Nope. Did you see how the Republicans convinced seniors that Dems cut Medicare? |
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dajoki
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Thu Jan-20-11 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
25. And they will deserve it... |
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Better Believe It
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Thu Jan-20-11 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
30. But many of those who "lose" in the 2012 election will cash in their Wall Street chips. |
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Capitalocracy
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Thu Jan-20-11 06:24 PM Response to Reply #30 |
40. No such thing as lose in a game like that |
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earth mom
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Thu Jan-20-11 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
39. If Obama cuts Social Security Dems will see it for the MAJOR BETRAYAL it is. nt |
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senseandsensibility
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
45. k an r |
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