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Why there is hope for Republicans in November...

MaggieD

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After three-and-half years in power, Obama is no longer the blank page upon which the American public can scribble its dreams. This time he will have to justify decisions he’s made or explain why he did not manage to pass all his programs through Congress, and to defend the missions he took upon himself that he’s already admitted have failed.

The man who made history in 2008 as America’s first black president will now have to beat statistics showing that presidents vying for a second term during times of high unemployment usually crash and burn. U.S. unemployment is now 8.3%, the same rate as when Obama entered the White House in January 2009.

Obama will also have to rebut the argument that was repeatedly heard at the Republican gathering – that he is hostile to free enterprise and initiative (“You didn’t build that,” a statement he made six weeks ago while trying to convey that government aid is essential to business success, was a popular logo on t-shirts and posters during the Republican convention).

But Obama has another challenge: If he accuses the Republicans of distorting his words, rather than imposing his own narrative, he will find himself responding and justifying himself, rather than being proactive. If, on the other hand, he leaves the accusations hurled at him unanswered, the Republicans will argue that he has no valid response.

Another argument that Obama will have to face down is that his failed economic plans call on him to leave the stage to others. To the claim made by David Axelrod - Obama’s senior political adviser - on Fox News that the president has created 4.5 million jobs and saved entire industries, Republican challenger Mitt Romney replied with a promise to create 12 million new jobs in four years.

Obama will claim in his address Thursday night that he has succeeded in pointing America in the right direction and that if the Republicans assume power, it will simply put the country back into the ditch the party left it in. Obama, after all, inherited a country at the brink of economic collapse, involved in two wars, with an expanding debt and seized by deep gloom, and prevented an economic disaster, passed a health care reform plan, brought one war to an end and is en route to wrapping up the second. And of course, he was the one who ordered the assassination of Osama bin Laden.

Obama is arriving at his party’s national convention neck-and-neck with Romney in public opinion polls, but enjoys a significant advantage among minorities and is leading in a number of swing states. It’s possible that the convention will help tip the scales in North Carolina, itself a swing state, even though the last Democratic president to win that state was Jimmy Carter.
Obama indeed has accomplishments to his credit, which will certainly convince registered Democrats. But during his term he did not succeed in keeping his inspiring promise to create a new type of politics. Obama has turned out to be a smooth and pragmatic politician, who is heavily reliant on former Clinton administration officials; a man who prefers to play golf on Andrews Air Force Base on the weekends to reading philosophy and history, a man who likes beer and watching sports. Obama, a typical bourgeois family man, was a president who did not succeed in overcoming Washington’s partisanship and was eventually sucked into it.

Former Congressman Robert Wexler, the president of the Washington-based Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace and top advisor for the Obama campaign on Israel related issues and the person responsible for the Tuesday night speech to the DNC on Obama's policies on Israel, told "Haaretz" that the party platform reflects not only aspirations with regard to the peace process, but also the conditions on the ground. Wexler said that the claim Mitt Romney made at his nomination acceptance speech, where he claimed that Obama was "throwing Israel under the bus," was "highly irresponsible." . . .

A spotlight on America's minorities as Democratic National Convention opens - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper

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Good article,thanks Maggie.
 
I don't see how this article shows any hope for the Republicans in November.....interesting article, but I think your threadline doesn't fit the article you cite.
 
What do you think about this synopsis?

I think the Dems would be better off if the convention showcased what their plan is for entitlement programs - Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security. The door has been opened, the voters are aware there are big problems with these programs. Now is the time to put the Obama/Biden Plan on the table so the voters can make a informed decision. These programs need to be revamped.

Also, I think the Dems should give details on how they intend to cut spending and grow jobs.
 
I think the Dems would be better off if the convention showcased what their plan is for entitlement programs - Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security. The door has been opened, the voters are aware there are big problems with these programs. Now is the time to put the Obama/Biden Plan on the table so the voters can make a informed decision. These programs need to be revamped.

Also, I think the Dems should give details on how they intend to cut spending and grow jobs.

That would be amazing. Hell, if they put out something good, I might even vote for 'em. Somethin's gotta give.
 
I don't see how this article shows any hope for the Republicans in November.....interesting article, but I think your threadline doesn't fit the article you cite.

Just once I would like to a see a Liberal admit that his own party has weaknesses. This shouldn't be an "Us-Against-Them" battle as in Republicans Against Democrats. The real battle being waged, the one neither party wants us to see, is the future of our great country.
 
I think the Dems would be better off if the convention showcased what their plan is for entitlement programs - Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security. The door has been opened, the voters are aware there are big problems with these programs. Now is the time to put the Obama/Biden Plan on the table so the voters can make a informed decision. These programs need to be revamped.

Also, I think the Dems should give details on how they intend to cut spending and grow jobs.

Bro...Obama aint stopping the Soros plan of devaluing the USA...period.. hes the TROJAN HORSE...follow the money..
 
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I think there is only one hope for the Repubicans in November... and that is superpac spending. I dont' think other than that, they are pretty much bankrupt wth regards to policy to run on and record to run on.
 
Just once I would like to a see a Liberal admit that his own party has weaknesses. This shouldn't be an "Us-Against-Them" battle as in Republicans Against Democrats. The real battle being waged, the one neither party wants us to see, is the future of our great country.

OK....but I still don't see where the article you posted has much of anything to do with your thread title.
 
I think there is only one hope for the Repubicans in November... and that is superpac spending. I dont' think other than that, they are pretty much bankrupt wth regards to policy to run on and record to run on.

I think there is only one hope for the Democrats in November... and that is superpac spending. Other than that, they are totally bankrupt wth regards to policy to run on and record to run on.
 
I don't care who wins if it were only possible to end the arrogance, hell even the ignorance isn't as big of a problem as the massive egos people have when it comes to politics. Its pure tribalism and reminds me of two warring groups of cavemen, ignorant of everything but assured that the other group is attempting to destroy the other. People like Travis are the worst kind of American in my opinion and I say it with no exaggeration that he's is a citizen entirely incapable of defending the freedoms this country was founded on and expanding the principles of tolerance and unity through that tolerance that define America for what it is.

On the topic at hand, of course Obama has vulnerabilities as does Romney. No candidate is perfect in the eyes of everyone, Obama must stand on the last four years because regardless of where the responsibility for the current situation should lie, on Congress, businesses, individuals, global economic decisions and events, and of course the President as well, all of it will be placed upon him. No one can deny that's a colossal challenge to convince people that you're still the man to solve all these problems, even if you know that it'll take way more than you to solve them.

Its a good article.
 
My concern for the republicans is that I'm not seeing the congressional races get the press. The presidency isn't nearly as important to them right now as capturing a good portion of Congress. They don't appear to be doing the work they did in years past to make that happen.
 
My concern for the republicans is that I'm not seeing the congressional races get the press. The presidency isn't nearly as important to them right now as capturing a good portion of Congress. They don't appear to be doing the work they did in years past to make that happen.

I considered your opinion some time ago but concluded that with Obama issuing Executive Orders and bypassing congress is a way he gets his agenda met at citizen's expense. Another reason I think its important for Obama to go is because the next POTUS may appoint multiple SCOTUS justices. Otherwise I would tend to agree with you.
 
My concern for the republicans is that I'm not seeing the congressional races get the press. The presidency isn't nearly as important to them right now as capturing a good portion of Congress. They don't appear to be doing the work they did in years past to make that happen.

It's possible that's an indication of confidence -- or maybe over-confidence. Time will tell. Not letting Democrats get a majority in both houses is more important than who gets elected as President, in my opinion.
 
Bro...Obama aint stopping the Soros plan of devaluing the USA...period.. hes the TROJAN HORSE...follow the money..


Wouldn't it be great if we had some actual specifics to solving a couple of the problems facing the country. IMO, nows the time for the Dems, since they have the face time with the people, to lay out a few specifics. What do you think?
 
I think there is only one hope for the Democrats in November... and that is superpac spending. Other than that, they are totally bankrupt wth regards to policy to run on and record to run on.


If Bill Clinton can't appeal to the "independents" with his speech, I think you are spot on.
 
I think there is only one hope for the Democrats in November... and that is superpac spending. Other than that, they are totally bankrupt wth regards to policy to run on and record to run on.

Look at that. You got a "like" for copying my post and simply changing where I had Republican to Democrat. You so clever.

Dems are going to get buried with Republican SuperPAC spending. It won't even be close.
 
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It's possible that's an indication of confidence -- or maybe over-confidence. Time will tell. Not letting Democrats get a majority in both houses is more important than who gets elected as President, in my opinion.

That's definitely the bigger stakes game being played out that most ignore.
 
Wouldn't it be great if we had some actual specifics to solving a couple of the problems facing the country. IMO, nows the time for the Dems, since they have the face time with the people, to lay out a few specifics. What do you think?

I'd like that. It'd be a massive change from the GOP convention where nothing was laid out.
 
I'd like that. It'd be a massive change from the GOP convention where nothing was laid out.


I'm sure the Dems will do the same. They haven't thus far, so why change now? :mrgreen:
 
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