Unfortunately for Democrats, it seems that the wind in their sails, with Obama's rise, is dissipating. This is probably due to voter dissatisfaction with progress made by the Obama administration. Obama's popularity is falling, so it is to be questioned whether his presence in Massachusetts will actually help Coakley.
Obama's popularity has fallen among younger voters in particular, and this is probably because he made a few promises that quite simply have not been kept, although there are, of course, obstacles that prevented him from keeping them.
The possibility of low voter turnout for the Democrats, as they try to maintain their majority in Congress, is a serious threat to them. Obama is being criticized by both the left and the right.
The Democrat's campaign is trying to encourage a high Democrat turnout by parading the polls that say they're in trouble.
I'm not really sure what to think of the whole article. Clearly the Obama administration isn't as efficient as it claimed it was going to be, but to be perfectly fair, what administration has been? Every administration encounters problems, and every single election the American population expects some terrific revolution and efficiency to be increased, and it never is. As to whether or not Coakley is elected or not, I don't know what effect Obama's help will have. I think it will probably work, but once again, what do I know?
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I personally don't think he should intervene period. He has done this before and his influence is questionable, like you said, from both the left and the right. He needs to mind his own business and focus on issues already present in the oval office, like that aren't enough. The Democrats are politically in danger? Who couldn't see that coming? History has told us that the current administrations and majority parties in power ALWAYS get flak. Hindsight may be able to prove otherwise, or, just reasonable thinking, you pick.
The problem, Andrew, is that it is his business. Whether or not his party has a majority in Congress, and the size of that majority, has a huge impact on his agenda.
Whether or not he should intervene is questionable, and some might say he should stick to working on our problems, but this is a method of working on them. It is his business.
To Sam:
"The problem, Andrew, is that it is his business. Whether or not his party has a majority in Congress, and the size of that majority, has a huge impact on his agenda.
Whether or not he should intervene is questionable, and some might say he should stick to working on our problems, but this is a method of working on them. It is his business."
Well, I guess it's up for interpretation, assuming that he has America's best interest at heart and in mind, rather than his own or his party's. Do we really know what his agenda is? I think many Democrats thought they did. Using that, would they think it is his business now? That's what I'm talking about.
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