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Republicans Frame Midterm Election as Referendum on Obama
Voice of America news ^ | October 28,2014

Posted on 10/30/2014 5:01:43 PM PDT by SMGFan

President Barack Obama’s name will not appear on ballots across the country next Tuesday but Republicans have done a pretty good job of convincing voters otherwise.

Americans head to the polls on November 4 to elect a new Congress and how the elections turn out will have a major impact on President Obama’s final two years in office. And the way the polls look right now, the president should prepare for an even more difficult last two years in office if Republicans are able to capitalize on the sour public mood and retake a majority in the Senate as well as bolster their majority in the House of Representatives

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Referendum on Obama?! Has the MSM been reporting this national movement? Or all politics are local. /s
1 posted on 10/30/2014 5:01:43 PM PDT by SMGFan
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To: SMGFan

YES WE CAN!


2 posted on 10/30/2014 5:05:09 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (15 years of FReeping! Congratulations EEE!)
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To: SMGFan

Actually, President Obama said that ALL of his policies were on the ballot! Republicans were just agreeing with him for once.


3 posted on 10/30/2014 5:05:32 PM PDT by the_Watchman
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To: SMGFan

Things look pretty bad when you can say its a vote against the President.

Mid-terms are never good - and Obama’s policies haven’t made a difference.

For that he’s going to pay the political price with the country.


4 posted on 10/30/2014 5:06:53 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: the_Watchman

but GOP will not call him a left wing radical extremist


5 posted on 10/30/2014 5:08:20 PM PDT by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is now on twitter @RealSMG)
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To: SMGFan

I don’t believe that they need to engage in name-calling. The electorate can tell that something is terribly wrong!


6 posted on 10/30/2014 5:09:41 PM PDT by the_Watchman
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To: the_Watchman

“Actually, President Obama said that ALL of his policies were on the ballot”

The ads I am hearing on the radio say this word, for word. And it is 0bama, himself, saying the words!


7 posted on 10/30/2014 5:43:34 PM PDT by wrench (While not "airborne" , Ebola is a Spit-Borne virus. Good thing no one sneezes in public)
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To: wrench

But, can we survive what elected the POS twice? I think not.


8 posted on 10/30/2014 5:45:30 PM PDT by bicyclerepair (Linux rocks. TERM LIMITS ... TERM LIMITS)
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To: bicyclerepair

The same folks will just elect another one just like him in another 2 years.

This election will end up being little more than a speed bump for the Dems.


9 posted on 10/30/2014 5:58:28 PM PDT by wrench (While not "airborne" , Ebola is a Spit-Borne virus. Good thing no one sneezes in public)
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To: SMGFan

lol ... just now???


10 posted on 10/30/2014 6:06:34 PM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: SMGFan

Received mailer today from my Congressman (R):
“Send President Obama a Message on Tuesday, Nov 4.”
“It’s time to repeal and replace ObamaCare.”
Other side has a huge pic of the ONE, next to a giant “Tuesday
is your last chance to vote against Pres Obama’s liberal agenda.”
Quote of Obama saying, “I am not on the ballot, but make no mistake, all these policies are...”
Repeat first two lines.
This approach lets the R treat his (unmentioned) opponents for the Congressional seat as if they don’t exist, and avoid nasty personal attacks.

Yeah, I’d say the Republicans are running against Obama.
They would be complete idiots not to, but that is always an option.


11 posted on 10/30/2014 6:13:27 PM PDT by Chewbarkah
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To: wrench
The ads I am hearing on the radio say this word, for word. And it is 0bama, himself, saying the words!

It makes one wonder how the Republicans managed to get President Obama to say that so that they could frame the issue!?

12 posted on 10/31/2014 9:43:25 AM PDT by the_Watchman
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