HardWorkingDem (1000+ posts) Sun Nov-07-10 03:54 PM
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DU Members' Opinion: did voters say, "Get things done" or "Stop Obama's Agenda"...
Edited on Sun Nov-07-10 03:54 PM by HardWorkingDem
Just saw a CNN headline that said incoming house leaders are sticking to their "no compromise" stance. What I'm wondering is did these voters vote the way they did to "get things done" or to "stop Obama's agenda" because if one thinks of it, there is a difference and if the Rethugs take it as "Stop Obama's Agenda" then they might be doing the exact opposite of what they were sent to Wash, DC.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9507462TheWraith (1000+ posts) Sun Nov-07-10 03:55 PM
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1. The voters don't know what the hell they wanted to say.
A lot of them were mad as hell, and with no clue why or what the facts were. It's the result of a national attention span resembling that of a gnat.
I think the Tea Party rallies showed that people were aware and engaged. Many for the first time ever.
datasuspect (1000+ posts) Sun Nov-07-10 03:56 PM
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2. they said:
"we cannot abide a half-black president."
Keep playing the Race Card
TM, that went along way in the certain southern states that elected conservative minorities.
Andy823 (1000+ posts) Sun Nov-07-10 03:56 PM
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3. It was to get things done!
The right wing has decided that it was "stop Obama's agenda, not the people! Once again republicans simply make up lies to fit their own "agenda" and try to make it the peoples will, which is nothing more than BS!
DJ13 (1000+ posts) Sun Nov-07-10 04:02 PM
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5. The voters want to move from the way things have been the last 10 years
Thats why they voted for Obama's promise of change, and when the voters werent seeing any meaningful change they voted for the only other party that could win in our stupid two party system, hoping things might change.
The real reason voters voted for the GOP this year was because they no longer perceive theres any difference between the GOP and our party since our party is also dominated by conservatives,
Thanks DLC.
See above.
Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Sun Nov-07-10 04:05 PM
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6. I need this question answered
Does the House rule the country??????????????? Seems to me that the House under Nancy Pelosi did a damn good job of getting bills to the Senate...WHERE THE GOOD PARTS DIED.
Now if the republicans get bills to the senate, the Democrats can stop them and then we also have Obama to veto them and there is no 2/3 majority to override that. So what makes the republicans so cocky. Tell me someone.
drm604 (1000+ posts) Sun Nov-07-10 04:08 PM
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9. They can hold things up, including money.
They're already threatening not to fund the health care reforms.
And if their smart, that is what the House controlled by the GOP will do.
drm604 (1000+ posts) Sun Nov-07-10 04:05 PM
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7. Different voters said different things.
Edited on Sun Nov-07-10 04:06 PM by drm604
We can't really attribute any one goal to "voters", can we? For one thing, many voted for Democrats.
Here's an interesting question that I don't know the answer to. Did more people vote for Rs than voted for Ds, or did more vote for Ds rather than Rs? That would tell you what the majority of voters wanted, which I think is what you're looking for. Granted, it wouldn't have any effect on policy, since we have a representative system, but it would give you a better idea of what the "voters" want.
Take a look at this and get your answer.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy9r6H-czWA[/youtube]
