Hey Mr. President (Umm, I mean Axe/Plouffe) You want to "win" the Midterms? Two things:
first,
Pick a fight with the Tea Partyers on Immigration Reform. Split them off from the Moderate Republicans. Make them look like they run the party. Sucker punch the GOP leadership and make them choose between George Bush's immigration reform package and the nut cases on the right. Align Tancredonauts with the Palinistas and play the videos over again and make Boehner and McConnell and Steele choose.
Second,
Nominate two center-left female jurists to the High Court as soon as Ginsberg and Stevens announce their retirement. They don't need to be "activists" they just need to be women. and force the GOP into a Filibuster.
Make them into the Angry Old White Man's party. You do that and the "sensible middle" will forget about "the size of government" crap argument.
I think we can't past it because people say we can't past it and give up, even with the MSM against it and with out the support of a still popular president, over 60% of Americans favor it. If 60% of the people can't get what they want what does that say about this nation?
3. I'd say for him to STOP TALKING ABOUT REPUBLICANS and expect Dems to pass
...meaningful legislation on their own. If they hadn't watered-down the stimulus to appease Republicans, we would be much better off. Watered-down bills are bullshit, and will kill us at the polls - wish the prez got that.
6. Bullying our way to legislative victories can backfire on us as well
the Repukes have a well oiled media machine. Historically, they are much better at defining the debate then we are...Anger sells. People do not vote on legislation that passes they vote on fear and/or anger of legislation that is pending.
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