Democrats tell Obama: drop immigration reform to save Senate

The Guardian ^ | 09/05/2014 | Paul Lewis and Dan Roberts

[Kid Shelleen]

President Barack Obama is facing sustained pressure from within his party to altogether abandon – not just postpone – the decisive executive action he has promised on immigration.

Top party officials involved in the Democratic push to retain control of the Senate in the midterm elections have explicitly warned the White House that Democrats risk losing several key states if he proceeds with an immigration reform plan being developed within his administration.

Three senior Democrats involved in the party’s election strategy, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the president was being urged to publicly drop the plan to take unilateral action.

[gr8eman]

I always thought it was one in the same!

[EDINVA]

The *one* thing favoring a R Senate after November’s election is the federal judiciary. If anyone noticed, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit has decided to overturn its own panel that ruled against the Obama Administration on the subsidies for O’Care.

Thanks to Reid’s steamrolling thru a new requirement of a simple majority vs 2/3 vote, the Dems were able to ‘pack’ that court with enough votes of their own. (and you should read the bio of his latest appointment!)

Yeah, it does matter which party has the majority in each of the chambers of Congress.

[drypowder]

The democrats know even their vote fraud won’t over come the backlash

[TexasFreeper2009]

here is the irony.

They are urging him not to grant executive amnesty because if will endanger their chances of holding the Senate.

AND YET

IF they manage to hold on to the Senate... is there ANY doubt they will say they only held it because the voters want them to continue pursuing amnesty?

[Intolerant in NJ]

Democrats tell Obama: drop immigration reform to save Senate...Greg Gutfeld had it right the other day on "The Five" - said every year when we get close to elections, 'rats start talking and acting like Republicans to "save the election" - asked why they just don't act that way all the time if they know that's what people really want anyway.......

[nothingnew]

Three senior Democrats involved in the party’s election strategy, who spoke on the condition of anonymity,...

Chickenshits. Got no use for them.

FMCDH(BITS)

[Mike Darancette]

Three senior Democrats involved in the party’s election strategy, who spoke on the condition of anonymity..

Profiles in courage. All we need to know is that they are Democrats.

[Kid Shelleen]

It wasn't just the top Dem strategists.

McCain to GOP: If You Want to Beat Hillary, Pass Immigration Reform