Barack Obama threatens to withdraw support from wavering Democrats

[spursncowboys]

Barack Obama threatens to withdraw support from wavering Democrats

The president will refuse to make fund-raising visits during November elections to any district whose representative has not backed the bill.
A one-night presidential appearance can bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars in funds which would otherwise take months to accumulate through cold-calling by campaign volunteers.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/7450237/Barack-Obama-threatens-to-withdraw-support-from-wavering-Democrats.html

[Bartleby]

Neat!

[balli]

:tu :tu

[Wild Cobra]

LOL...

As poorly as he is doing, they are better off without him campaigning for them!

[ElNono]

As poorly as he is doing, they are better off without him campaigning for them!


A one-night presidential appearance can bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars in funds which would otherwise take months to accumulate through cold-calling by campaign volunteers.

[balli]

LOL...

As poorly as he is doing, they are better off without him campaigning for them!

lol 365-173

These days, Obama might have one eye. But Republicans are blind. I think you know the adage.

[spursncowboys]

elnono: all presidents historically do not help campaign because it usually hurts the candidate. It also makes the president look bad if the candidate doesn't do well. It gets the money but it also connects all the national negative baggage to the local election.

I think it is obama trying to look tough. if a dem doesn't vote for the healthcare bill, they wouldn't want obama there anyways.

[jack sommerset]

LOL...

As poorly as he is doing, they are better off without him campaigning for them!

No shit.

[ElNono]

elnono: all presidents historically do not help campaign because it usually hurts the candidate. It also makes the president look bad if the candidate doesn't do well. It gets the money but it also connects all the national negative baggage to the local election.

I think it is obama trying to look tough. if a dem doesn't vote for the healthcare bill, they wouldn't want obama there anyways.

These days, you largely need the money to even make it a race. It doesn't always work (see Christie, NJ), but not having money is a non-starter.
I'm more practical. I don't think that he would be trying to use that as leverage if he didn't think it can work out for him.

But this whole thing is nothing new. This is the wheeling and dealing that happens on both parties behind close doors all the time.

[boutons_deux]

Magic Negro and Dems are spineless and without party discipline, but then when they show some whip-snapping to line up votes, they get called out again.

The candidate who spends the most wins 90% of the time.

[DMX7]

party discipline is not a good thing.

[boutons_deux]

monolithic, I-have-no-right-to-vote-my-conscience-or-for-my-consituents-best-interest discipline is working for old, southern white-guy McConnell in the useless, anti-American, undemocratic Senate.

[BRHornet45]

well he is what most of you self righteous douche bags around here wanted and this is what you are getting. its hilarious seeing how MOST of the die hard Obama nut-huggers have disappeared from this forum over the last few months.

[George Gervin's Afro]

well he is what most of you self righteous douche bags around here wanted and this is what you are getting. its hilarious seeing how MOST of the die hard Obama nut-huggers have disappeared from this forum over the last few months.

what are we getting dummy?

[EmptyMan]

lol Obama could have been great.


Instead, he digs.

[florige]

what are we getting dummy?


I am sorta curious where the right think we would be right now had old man McCain got elected. A pointless question I know.

[DarrinS]

LOL...

As poorly as he is doing, they are better off without him campaigning for them!



I was thinking the same thing. You would think these wavering Dems would issue a sigh of relief at the thought of Obama NOT coming to support them. Lately, an appearance by The One has been the kiss of death.

[boutons_deux]

the right wing trash-talking, lying echo chamber can't hear anything but its own echos.

[DarrinS]

the right wing trash-talking, lying echo chamber can't hear anything but its own echos.


boutons speaks

IOC-hDULX1c

[Wild Cobra]

the right wing trash-talking, lying echo chamber can't hear anything but its own echos.boutons speaks
Really?

I thought they were mouse...

[PublicOption]

LOL...

As poorly as he is doing, they are better off without him campaigning for them!


really
Obama's job approval rating is still hovering at 50%......that = $$$$$

dumb ass.

[Yonivore]

really
Obama's job approval rating is still hovering at 50%......that = $$$$$

dumb ass.
Zogby, or some such, has him flipping today...disapprovals are higher than approvals. Something like 48 Disapprove to 47 Approve.

[Wild Cobra]

really
Obama's job approval rating is still hovering at 50%......that = $$$$$

dumb ass.
And aren't a fair share of that 50% those who are happy he's destroying the democrats?

[Yonivore]

I gotta tell you, when I heard this, I laughed out loud.

I can hear the "no" voting Democrats now; "God, I hope that's one promise he fucking keeps!"

[PublicOption]

I love this deem and pass fake outrage....LOL

they want to be able to point fingers, but they won't be able to......

.........fucking GOP is in a world of hurt right now.

[spursncowboys]

I love this deem and pass fake outrage....LOL

they want to be able to point fingers, but they won't be able to......

.........fucking GOP is in a world of hurt right now.

This entire comment is awesome.

[George Gervin's Afro]

I gotta tell you, when I heard this, I laughed out loud.

I can hear the "no" voting Democrats now; "God, I hope that's one promise he fucking keeps!"

You've stablished the precedent that a president must act on the best advice he has at the time consequences be damned. You have zero right to critcize or have any credibility when you shilled the for the war in Iraq despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary..