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Obama seeks to split Republican Party into warring factions before 2014 midterm election
daily caller ^ | 1-21-13 | neil munro

Posted on 01/21/2013 6:48:16 PM PST by TurboZamboni

Barack Obama’s top political aide used an Inauguration Day interview to sketch out a provocative political strategy intended to split the Republican Party in time to impact the 2014 midterm elections.

“The barrier to progress here in many respects, whether it is deficits, measures to help economy, immigration, gun safety legislation … is [that] there are factions here in Congress, Republicans in Congress, who are out of the mainstream,” White House advisor David Plouffe said on CNN’s “State of the Union with Candy Crowley.”

“We need more Republicans in Congress to think like Republicans in the country who are seeking compromise, seeking balance,” he claimed.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2014; compromise; fail; gope; obama; plouffe
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1 posted on 01/21/2013 6:48:21 PM PST by TurboZamboni
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To: TurboZamboni

He is doing a damn good job, seeing all the division among even conservatives here on FR.

“I’m a real conservative because x and you y!”

“Never vote for x he/she is a RINO”

“etc.”


2 posted on 01/21/2013 6:51:41 PM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: TurboZamboni

He shouldn’t bother. We’re already doing it to ourselves.


3 posted on 01/21/2013 6:52:49 PM PST by moonhawk (Free Republic: Show prep for Rush Limbaugh.)
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To: TurboZamboni

There is still a Republican Party? Didn’t know, as they seem uber-compliant inside the beltway.


4 posted on 01/21/2013 6:53:46 PM PST by man_in_tx (Islam is a Hate Crime. (Blowback: Faithfully farting towards Mecca five times daily!))
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To: SoFloFreeper

The Republican Party itself (GOPE) is splitting the party into warring factions and doesn’t need Obama’s help to achieve it


5 posted on 01/21/2013 6:53:49 PM PST by Bigtigermike
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6 posted on 01/21/2013 6:54:25 PM PST by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: TurboZamboni

All he need do is nothing. Republicans will exuberantly do the job for him.


7 posted on 01/21/2013 6:54:25 PM PST by pallis
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To: SoFloFreeper
There is NO division amongst conservatives on FR.
8 posted on 01/21/2013 6:55:13 PM PST by deadrock
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To: TurboZamboni

He doesn’t have to. The party has done a good job of fragmenting all by itself.


9 posted on 01/21/2013 6:55:17 PM PST by fatnotlazy
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To: TurboZamboni

That has already happened, but he did not do it, the GOP did.


10 posted on 01/21/2013 6:55:26 PM PST by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: chris37

There are no leaders in the GOP with the will and political savvy to effectively oppose the Rats agenda.


11 posted on 01/21/2013 6:56:43 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: DEADROCK

you’re not reading what I’m reading, then. You’re proving my point.


12 posted on 01/21/2013 6:57:56 PM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: TurboZamboni

Everybody, please understand this:

The 2010 Midterms took the Dems by suprise.

They will be out in full force this time.

We can’t make any assumptions that commonsense will prevail.

They have the same ground game and certainly will get the money that will make this Midterm the most costly in history.

This is the prize.

If they win the Congress, and pick up a few more in the Senate, we are toast.

There will be noting that will stop this madness. Including a move to allow for a third term.


13 posted on 01/21/2013 6:58:35 PM PST by Zeneta (Why are so many people searching for something that has already found us ?)
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To: TurboZamboni

Mostly Obama is trying to distract from the leviathan. Without the grossly oversized federal government, none of those other issues matter at all.


14 posted on 01/21/2013 6:59:08 PM PST by palmer (Obama = Carter + affirmative action)
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To: TurboZamboni
Obama seeks to split Republican Party

He's taking Bush's lead.

15 posted on 01/21/2013 6:59:36 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: SoFloFreeper

RINOs aint conservative and that`s mine. jeeez


16 posted on 01/21/2013 7:00:15 PM PST by deadrock
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To: Bigtigermike

Exactly and if the moderates don’t like it they can go moderate the party that actually needs it.


17 posted on 01/21/2013 7:00:38 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: TurboZamboni

Define mainstream, Pluffy...my way or the highway? Eff that!

I hope that R conference got the ball(s) rolling. We’ll know in a a week or two if they’ve got anything going.


18 posted on 01/21/2013 7:01:25 PM PST by SueRae (It isn't over. In God We Trust.)
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To: TurboZamboni

Already happening. No need for Obama to do anything. Started in full-force right after the 2010 mid-terms, when the GOP-E started treating the grassroots/tea-party/Palin crowd like absolute trash.

Good grief, not even allowing the very words “tea party” to be uttered during the GOP convention! Unbelievable.


19 posted on 01/21/2013 7:02:14 PM PST by greene66
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To: SoFloFreeper

That’s because we argue about issues that don’t really matter. As long as the federal government is enormous and all-powerful it doesn’t matter what anyone thinks about abortion because Planned Parenthood will get their 1/2 billion and spend millions electing whoever they want. Go down the list and every issue that we disagree on is moot once the Federal government is shrunk.


20 posted on 01/21/2013 7:02:27 PM PST by palmer (Obama = Carter + affirmative action)
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