Posted on 9/20/2010, 12:09:47 PM by COUNTrecount
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s political advisers, looking for ways to help Democrats and alter the course of the midterm elections in the final weeks, are considering a range of ideas, including national advertisements, to cast the Republican Party as all but taken over by Tea Party extremists, people involved in the discussion said.
White House and Congressional Democratic strategists are trying to energize dispirited Democratic voters over the coming six weeks, in hopes of limiting the party’s losses and keeping control of the House and Senate. The strategists see openings to exploit after a string of Tea Party successes split Republicans in a number of states, culminating last week with developments that scrambled Senate races in Delaware and Alaska.
“We need to get out the message that it’s now really dangerous to re-empower the Republican Party,” said one Democratic strategist who has spoken with White House advisers but requested anonymity to discuss private strategy talks.
Democrats are divided. The party’s House and Senate campaign committees are resistant, not wanting to do anything that smacks of nationalizing the midterm elections when high unemployment and the drop in Mr. Obama’s popularity have made the climate so hostile to Democrats. Endangered Congressional candidates want any available money to go to their localized campaigns.
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teaparties are all thats propping up the repuplican party...hahah..dems will be helping them.
"eyep,dats sure gonna hirt em"
lol my favoring cat
The Democrats just don’t get it.
exactly
LOL!
Bring it on, axelrod
When the hard left brands the rest of the country as extremist, it only adds to the anger, contempt and determination we have for them AND “the establishment”
these fools were obviously not looking out the windows of the US Capital at who was in that crowd of thousands, chanting “kill the bill”
“Oh, please, Brer Bear, don’t throw me in dat dere brier patch.”
****“We need to get out the message that it’s now really dangerous to re-empower the Republican Party,” said one Democratic strategist.****
TOO DANGEROUS??????????????????????
The Dems really hate elections, voters, opinions, ideas, freedom and citizens!!!!!
Free publicity!
The Democrat leadership elite has no idea what to do about the TEA Party.
Tying the GOP to the Tea party movement would be the best thing that could happen to the GOP and America, and the worst thing that could happen to the dems.
My impression, also.
Who the H*** wants or needs Republicans who are just like Democrats, except that they carry Bibles?????
I woulda thought that the Democrats couldn't possibly be that stupid, but maybe they can. Look at their new logo and motto. (Ummmmm -- dudes, the target is a good idea, 'cause you ARE the establishment today.)
what a shame we can’t replace these two.
Yo, Captain Obvious. I’ve got news for your. The GOP is trying to tie the GOP with the Tea Party.
Had Palin not jumped on the McCain bandwagon with her support we might well be half way there. She'll probably endorse Lindsey when he's up for re-election as well.
The best thing that could happen to the Republican party is to be tied to the Tea party.
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