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Democrats have insisted that the pollsters have gotten it right, and that turnout will return to 2008 levels, despite numerous surveys showing Republican enthusiasm far outstripping that of Democrats in this cycle.
If this were true though, why would their Congressional candidates distance themselves like this from their national party leaders and Obama?
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They’ve played up their folksy demeanor, campaigned on local issues and gone to great lengths to proclaim they’re not President Barack Obama’s acolytes.
But red-state Democratic Senate candidates are still trying to survive the anti-Obama wave that started in 2010 and is threatening to wash away Democrats from the Great Plains to the Mountain West.
If the electorate in 2012 was going to resemble the 2008 model, you’d see incumbents like Bob Casey and Claire McCaskill rushing to embrace an incumbent President at the top of their ticket.
Instead, they’re attempting to convince voters of their independence from the White House instead.
Democrats have insisted that the pollsters have gotten it right, and that turnout will return to 2008 levels, despite numerous surveys showing Republican enthusiasm far outstripping that of Democrats in this cycle.
If this were true though, why would their Congressional candidates distance themselves like this from their national party leaders and Obama?If the electorate in 2012 was going to resemble the 2008 model, you’d see incumbents like Bob Casey and Claire McCaskill rushing to embrace an incumbent President at the top of their ticket.
Instead, they’re attempting to convince voters of their independence from the White House instead.
I wondered that same thing this morning....also I noticed Oprah hasn't said one word about Obama....I wonder why?
Democrats have insisted that the pollsters have gotten it right, and that turnout will return to 2008 levels, despite numerous surveys showing Republican enthusiasm far outstripping that of Democrats in this cycle.
If this were true though, why would their Congressional candidates distance themselves like this from their national party leaders and Obama?If the electorate in 2012 was going to resemble the 2008 model, you’d see incumbents like Bob Casey and Claire McCaskill rushing to embrace an incumbent President at the top of their ticket.
Instead, they’re attempting to convince voters of their independence from the White House instead.
Like all rats deserting a sinking ship! And I'm sure they can see obammy's failures even more clearly than us typical taxpayers.
Scott Brown is trying to tie himself to the President, he is a Republican.
Of course you simply saying that doesn't prove anything AND I'm wondering how that reply answers my question about why Democrats are distancing themselves from Obama.
Of course you simply saying that doesn't prove anything AND I'm wondering how that reply answers my question about why Democrats are distancing themselves from Obama.
Seems like DEFLECTION to me.
Every race is Unique, you can't campaign in Alabama touting Obama's record, if your in New York, you will not win blasting Obama.
Every race is Unique, you can't campaign in Alabama touting Obama's record, if your in New York, you will not win blasting Obama.
The New Yorkers themselves are blasting Obama....and in very big ways! His lack of help is making a lot of people very upset. Once again, he showed his ineptness in the wake of a disaster.
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