Posts Tagged ‘voters’
August 3rd, 2011 by John Feehery
The President turns 50 tomorrow, which is a big deal, especially to the President’s fundraisers, who are doing their best to milk it for all it is worth. Apparently, they are throwing a big bash for him in my hometown of Chicago. My invitation must have got caught up in my spam filter.
50 isn’t nearly as old as it used to be (especially if you are 47, like a blogger I know pretty well), and to many old-timers who depend on Social Security and Medicare to survive, 50 is pretty darn young.
I was talking to a neighbor of mine who happens to be a big Democratic activist, and he told me about how panicked his 84-year old mother was over the possibility that she wasn’t going to get her Social Security check.
She comes from a generation where they listen closely to their political leaders, and when the President says that Social Security checks may not be delivered because America can’t pay its debt, that generation takes those threats seriously. Read more...
Tags: America, Barack Obama, Congress, Conservatives, Democrats, dollar, Economy, election, GOP, Government, health care, House Republicans, medicare, President Obama, Presidential election, senior citizens, Social Security, Social Security checks, spending, voters, Washington
Posted in Bad Decisions, Economy, Financial Crisis, GOP, Government, History, Laws, Liberal Media, Media, Politics, Presidential election, Reviews, Theory, bad news, election, health care, medicare, spending, taxes | No Comments »
May 23rd, 2011 by John Feehery
With Mitch Daniels out of the race, Republican establishment operatives are now trying to figure out which candidate they are going to support; either financially, emotionally or with blood, sweat and tears.
Presumably, Mitt Romney won’t get much of that support. As the front-runner, Romney already has his team in place, and the undecideds out there are looking to find who the anti-Romney will be.
With Huckabee and Daniels averring, and with Newt collapsing, the field for establishment Republicans has become a whole lot smaller. They won’t be supporting Ron Paul, who is anathema to the typical Republican, nor will they support Herman Cain, who is a Tea Party favorite but is not seen as electable.
That leaves a binary choice between Jon Huntsman and Tim Pawlenty. Huntsman is a favorite of the McCain wing of the party, a distinct group that finally won the right to represent the GOP in the last election.
Pawlenty thus far has tried to position himself as the last man standing, and by all accounts this strategy has worked pretty well. He has slowly but steadily built up a good team of operatives, and he hasn’t done anything to embarrass himself, which is an incredible asset in this campaign. Read more...
Tags: America, Barack Obama, Congress, Conservatives, Democrats, Economy, election, GOP, Government, health care, Huckabee, Jon Huntsman, Mitch Daniels, Mitt Romney, Obama, Politics, Presidential election, Republicans, taxes, Tea Party, Tim Pawlenty, voters, White House
Posted in Economy, Financial Crisis, GOP, Government, Politics, Presidential election, Promises, Theory, Unemployment, election, health care, spending, taxes | No Comments »
October 27th, 2010 by John Feehery
So, which side in this election cycle has raised the most special interest cash?
According to the New York Times, ah, that would be the Democrats.
Which special interest group has spent the most money trying to influence voters?
According to the Wall Street Journal, that would be the union representing government workers.
Which President got elected because of the influx of unaccountable, untraceable money from hedge fund billionaires?
That would be Barack Hussein Obama.
Which Presidential campaign was accused to soliciting money from foreigners?
Once again, that would be campaign of one Barack Hussein Obama.
Which party strongly supported campaign finance reform that basically destroyed political parties in this country, but created enough loopholes to make it easier for shadowy, outside groups to raise and spend money on elections? That would be the Democrats.
Which Congressional Leader has raised the most special interest money in this election cycle?
That would Nancy Pelosi.
Who would be in second place?
That would be Harry Reid.
Why is the news media completely fascinated with the money raised and spent by Congressional Republicans, but so matter of fact about the money raised and spent by Congressional Democrats and by the President? Read more...
Tags: Barack Hussein Obama, Barack Obama, Democrats, election, Government, money, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, Politics, Republican, Republicans, voters
Posted in Fundraising, GOP, Government, Politics, Social Media, Theory, election, spending | 1 Comment »
May 20th, 2010 by John Feehery
“We got them just where we want them.”
That was my initial sardonic reaction to the fact that Republicans lost a not very close race in the 12th District of Pennsylvania.
It is hard to spin this loss as anything more than a set-back for the GOP.
The only thing I can really come up with is that it may make the Democrats over-confident about their prospects in November. And there is some evidence that the Majority Party is letting their guard down a bit.
For Republican Congressional leaders, this election was a wake-up call. Something is not right in the way the GOP is contesting special elections. I say that because Republicans haven’t won a special election in a long time. And special elections usually give you a pretty good sense of how things are going to go in the general election.
Perhaps the message was all wrong in a district that is overwhelmingly Democratic. Instead of making fun of Nancy Pelosi, a close friend of John Murtha, an older woman of Italian descent, and a Catholic, maybe the Republicans should have made this election a referendum on Barack Obama. After all, Obama got beat pretty soundly in this district by both Hillary Clinton and by John McCain. Read more...
Tags: Barack Obama, Conservatives, Democrats, election, GOP, Majority party, Nancy Pelosi, Pennsylvania, Rand Paul, Republicans, Tea Party, voters
Posted in GOP, Politics, Theory | 1 Comment »
May 17th, 2010 by John Feehery
Tags: Congress, Debt, elections, Government, Greece, Hawaii, Kentucky, Libertarian, Pennsylvania, primaries, primary, Pundits, voters
Posted in Government, Media, Politics, Theory, election | No Comments »
The President turns 50 tomorrow, which is a big deal, especially to the President’s fundraisers, who are doing their best to milk it for all it is worth. Apparently, they are throwing a big bash for him in my hometown of Chicago. My invitation must have got caught up in my spam filter.
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