Dems Shaky as Elections Loom
8:31 AM
by Nick Stone of Drawnlines Politics.
The Democratic Party is in a frenzy to exceed fundraising goals and claim momentum on such issues as health reform and cap-and-trade. They also are scurrying to minimize losses in the 2009 and 2010 races. They are in panic mode, and with good reason.
In the past 15 days alone, I've gotten emails from the likes of:
Madeleine Albright
General Wesley Clark
Nan Rich
Mark Warner
James Carville
Paul Begala
Al Gore
Barney Frank
Nancy Pelosi
Creigh Deeds
Terry Mcauliffe
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
Each email throws dirt at Republicans, mentions a specific race or policy campaign, and begs me for money. They are right to be scared; the facts are heavily stacked against them.
Since the president's "landslide victory":
The president's approval rating has slid to and is hovering barely above 50% on Realclear Politics, while a majority of Americans disapprove of his health plans and his energy plans.
62% of respondents say their children will have a worse future than they had themselves, the first time in history a significant majority of Americans had responded this way. The last time a majority of any sort responded "worse" was during the Carter years.
45% of doctors say that they would consider closing their practices if Obama's health care overhaul passes. Keep in mind with 47 million uninsured about to be covered (Obama's figure, not mine) we are going to need significantly MORE doctors, not fewer.
While government spending outpaces any peacetime ratio, the New York Times reports that the jobless-to-jobs ratio is the worst in history at 6 to 1. Meanwhile Obamanomics allows the jobless rate to tick up to 9.8 percent.
Ex-Fed Chairman Paul Volker told show host Charlie Rose last week that the Obama administration had "heard and ignored" much of his monetary advice, and answered that we should be "very concerned" about inflation in coming years when asked by the host.
Republican candidates lead (by 5-15 points) in New Jersey and Virginia governor races, largely considered a preview to the following year congressional races. In 1993 for example, Republicans carried both states as a preview to the 1994 Congress Tsunami.
Oh, and we're losing the "war we can't afford to lose" in Afghanistan. The term "Obama's Vietnam" has already been coined, and that scenario is looking increasingly likely as the president has only met with his hand picked General McChrystal once since taking office. Oops.
Under the radar while America is focused on the health care debate, the Senate has imposed even higher taxes in their version of the Cap and Trade bill. Energy is the next "big battle" for the Obama administration after the health battle, and the president's own party is doing nothing to make the challenge easier on him.
The Democratic Party is in a frenzy to exceed fundraising goals and claim momentum on such issues as health reform and cap-and-trade. They also are scurrying to minimize losses in the 2009 and 2010 races. They are in panic mode, and with good reason.
In the past 15 days alone, I've gotten emails from the likes of:
Madeleine Albright
General Wesley Clark
Nan Rich
Mark Warner
James Carville
Paul Begala
Al Gore
Barney Frank
Nancy Pelosi
Creigh Deeds
Terry Mcauliffe
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
Each email throws dirt at Republicans, mentions a specific race or policy campaign, and begs me for money. They are right to be scared; the facts are heavily stacked against them.
Since the president's "landslide victory":
The president's approval rating has slid to and is hovering barely above 50% on Realclear Politics, while a majority of Americans disapprove of his health plans and his energy plans.
62% of respondents say their children will have a worse future than they had themselves, the first time in history a significant majority of Americans had responded this way. The last time a majority of any sort responded "worse" was during the Carter years.
45% of doctors say that they would consider closing their practices if Obama's health care overhaul passes. Keep in mind with 47 million uninsured about to be covered (Obama's figure, not mine) we are going to need significantly MORE doctors, not fewer.
While government spending outpaces any peacetime ratio, the New York Times reports that the jobless-to-jobs ratio is the worst in history at 6 to 1. Meanwhile Obamanomics allows the jobless rate to tick up to 9.8 percent.
Ex-Fed Chairman Paul Volker told show host Charlie Rose last week that the Obama administration had "heard and ignored" much of his monetary advice, and answered that we should be "very concerned" about inflation in coming years when asked by the host.
Republican candidates lead (by 5-15 points) in New Jersey and Virginia governor races, largely considered a preview to the following year congressional races. In 1993 for example, Republicans carried both states as a preview to the 1994 Congress Tsunami.
Oh, and we're losing the "war we can't afford to lose" in Afghanistan. The term "Obama's Vietnam" has already been coined, and that scenario is looking increasingly likely as the president has only met with his hand picked General McChrystal once since taking office. Oops.
Under the radar while America is focused on the health care debate, the Senate has imposed even higher taxes in their version of the Cap and Trade bill. Energy is the next "big battle" for the Obama administration after the health battle, and the president's own party is doing nothing to make the challenge easier on him.
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