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Looks like 2/3 say cutting the deficit and cutting taxes. Only 1/3 account for spending more money to create jobs.
Looks pretty much like what happened at the polls. If the Democrats become the party of no it will go right along with the republicans theories of what Americans want, and what the America populace voted for. It will make those that do become the party of no, in the face of that type of legislation, look even worse.
So if republicans are going to repeal health care they will have to convince that 31% and 16% to come around to their view. That may not be easy.
It should be quite easy. There are $500 billion in tax increases in it and $500 in medicare cuts. See OP for statistics on what the three platforms were that people voted on.
This was not a mandate for the republicans and was only a shot across Obama's bow.
It was the CONSERVATIVES waking up and beginning their move to take this country back from ALL liberals Democratic or Republican. Conservatives will restore America to it's former greatness as soon as the deck is clear of RINOS and Liberals. This election was Stage #1. Stage #2 will be November 2012.
We told you this would happen if we were ignored and it has. Join the movement or get out of the way.
you're right. Look at the US map and see how the people voted. it is astonishing. The key is going to be getting the message out there to the masses. This election was about conservative (i.e. mainstream) americans making their voice heard. If moderate dems want to get on board then fine. I would advise them to keep their distance from Obama, and call him (and Reid) out on bad politics.
This is why the republicans/Tea Party needs to be careful thinking that they've recieved a mandate to implement only their ideas.
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Republicans need to take into account how split voters are on solutions to the country's problems. There doesn't seem to be a mandate necessarily for their solutions according to voters polled.
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It was a mandate to President Obama to CHANGE course. It was not a mandate to the Republicans to REVERSE course. If they start that crap up, they will be there for a very short 24 month stay. Neither the health care program nor the stimulus are going to be repealed and it is not in the interest of the Republicans to waste time trying.
understand that the republicans campaigned on keeping taxes low, cutting regulations, and repealing the health care law, and other fiscal conservative ideals. if the republicans do what they were sent to do, or at least put forth a good effort, they will be kept in office, and likely even pick up seats in the senate in 2012, there are 21 democrat seats up for reelection as well as two independent seats.
He will if he is not a ideolog decided to do what can be agrered on just as most president have done. Otherwsie he is a lme duck presdient. Clinton faced the same situation and came to a budget with repeublcians that is thought odf as the ear mark of his term. It was a compromise with all parties at the table. Bush made comprmises in his medicare prescription drug program. Reagan compromised with demorcats his terms in office to accomplish things. that is the onyl; way thinsg egt doen i these type times and the president had to lead since he is by himslef 1/3rd of the three part system. If Obama doesn't he will failto accomlish anyhting . his realtionsip with so mnay important groups is marred by such satements as his resent enemies speech.
Well the greatest wave in 70 years isn't exactly a endorsment of the status quo.
Yeah but I suggest the republicans get this sorted out before implementing their "mandate".
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Extensive exit polling shows 40 per cent of voters want their next Congress to attack the federal deficit — and precisely the same number wants Congress to spend more on job creation, effectively driving the deficit higher. The remaining 20 per cent simply wants tax cuts — easy on the pocketbook, hard on the national debt.
Yeah but I suggest the republicans get this sorted out before implementing their "mandate".
Extensive exit polling shows 40 per cent of voters want their next Congress to attack the federal deficit — and precisely the same number wants Congress to spend more on job creation, effectively driving the deficit higher. The remaining 20 per cent simply wants tax cuts — easy on the pocketbook, hard on the national debt.
Thats an easy one.. If you cut spending, and cut borrowing, more money is in circulation and get spent, thereby creating jobs.. When that happens, you get 40% who want the deficits attacked + 40% who want jobs + 20% who want taxes cut which stimulate and create jobs. The total = 100%.. Yes, that clearly is a mandate..
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I'am still trying to figure out why they voted so heavily against the democrats?
You really dont understand? Americans threw the Republicans out because they had $250B in deficits.. No you dont understand why they should be happy with deficits 5x as much?
There wasnt one economic solution coming from the Democrats that didnt include a tax
Healthcare.. A $600B+ tax
cap and tax
national sales tax proposals
increasing income taxes
etc..
Everytime you increase taxes you decrease the economy. The government grew at 21% over the last 2 years, and this total does not include the war spending or the stimulus.. Tell me, was 21% growth needed? Are you getting 20% more from the federal government in services? Do you feel 20% safer? Do you feel 20% more financially secure? What on gods earth are we getting for that 20% and where does the money come from to keep growing the government? Consumers.. And if you keep taking this money from the economy, then how on gods earth will the economy recover?
You really dont understand? Americans threw the Republicans out because they had $250B in deficits.. No you dont understand why they should be happy with deficits 5x as much?
Well it's this.
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Extensive exit polling shows 40 per cent of voters want their next Congress to attack the federal deficit — and precisely the same number wants Congress to spend more on job creation, effectively driving the deficit higher.
Then according to voters polled 48% want Obamacare repealed but 47% want it to stay. This doesn't sound like a situation where the dems should have faced the losses they did. To face the type of losses the dems did you'd expect it to come with the majority of voters being against stimulus job spending and the majority of voters being against the health care bill. Neither seem to be the case.
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