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Obama: Dems must focus on state,governor races
ABC News ^ | 2/20/14 | JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press

Posted on 02/20/2014 4:03:31 PM PST by mdittmar

President Barack Obama says Democrats must turn their focus to the states and to races for governor this year if they want to ensure that the party's policies succeed.

Obama says the challenge in politics is that national races get all the attention. He says Democrats wind up in trouble in midterm years because they don't think state races are, in his words, "sexy enough."

But he says those races are where much of the action is.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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Internal polls must not be good.
1 posted on 02/20/2014 4:03:31 PM PST by mdittmar
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To: mdittmar

All the polls I’ve seen here in Michigan show democrat Mark Schauer trailing Rick Snyder by anywhere from 8 to 15 points.


2 posted on 02/20/2014 4:06:19 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: mdittmar

Looks like barky has noticed the demonrats are about to lose the KY and WV state houses for the first time since reconstruction.


3 posted on 02/20/2014 4:07:02 PM PST by rhinohunter (Freepers aren't booing -- they're shouting "Cruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuz")
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To: mdittmar

He knows that the communist plan is bottom up during his top down, and wants to divert attention away from Congress and his administration, with good cause. Local politics is under siege. Starts with City Councils, up through state government and on to governor. Agenda 21 initiatives are encroaching on suburban and rural areas at the local level.

Bloomberg’s experiment with mayors is an example of local control and advocacy (strong-arming).

Al Gore did the same with “global warming” to determine whether most Americans were stupid enough to vote in a socialist or even a communist.


4 posted on 02/20/2014 4:08:25 PM PST by LurkedLongEnough
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To: mdittmar

Obama is just a symptom. The Democrat party gave us Obama. They’ll give us Hillary if they can. Vote out EVERY Democrat.


5 posted on 02/20/2014 4:08:44 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: mdittmar

Note to Baraq:
send all the dough to Wendy in Texas
she needs it bad

everybody else is ok....


6 posted on 02/20/2014 4:10:55 PM PST by nascarnation (I'm hiring Jack Palladino to investigate Baraq's golf scores.)
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To: mdittmar

...to legitimize voting fraud by secretaries of state.


7 posted on 02/20/2014 4:14:13 PM PST by Justa
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No mister resident... THE DIMS MUST FOCUS ON SAVING THIS ONCE GREAT REPUBLIC AND RETURNING US INTO GOD’S FOLD... but when you and your party have sold your souls for power and wealth... that is something that you will refuse to do.


8 posted on 02/20/2014 4:14:29 PM PST by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS! BETTER DEAD THAN RED!)
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To: LurkedLongEnough
"Starts with City Councils"

My brother was recently unanimously chosen for City Council;)

9 posted on 02/20/2014 4:18:10 PM PST by mdittmar
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To: Justa

Secretaries of state are a major factor. I thank God my state has a good one nearly every day.


10 posted on 02/20/2014 4:26:54 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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Barky needs to campaign for those Candidates NOW! And do it TIRELESSLY through the spring and summer. BARKY, THEY NEED YOU!!!!


11 posted on 02/20/2014 4:28:42 PM PST by MuttTheHoople (Nothing is more savage and brutal than justifiably angry Americans. DonÂ’t believe me? Ask the Germa)
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Our Sec of State’s site has been down for about 2 weeks from a hacking.....and some dufus is proposing an “internet voting” bill in our legislature which is in session...


12 posted on 02/20/2014 4:39:50 PM PST by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods.)
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13 posted on 02/20/2014 4:40:07 PM PST by RedMDer
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No kidding...sounds like Barry Zero and the gang have given up on holding the Senate (any chances at the House evaporated a long time ago), and now they’re trying to console themselves by winning a few governor’s races.

But with Zero it goes a lot deeper than that...something along the lines of executive orders that would be enforced (in part) at the state level.


14 posted on 02/20/2014 5:13:11 PM PST by ExNewsExSpook
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Sorry Harry,
Sorry Nancy,

I am taking my (reverse) Midas touch to the state and Govenor races


15 posted on 02/20/2014 5:48:29 PM PST by Steven Tyler
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If we are to reign in the Federal government, the states will be the ones to do it.

Our representatives have failed.


16 posted on 02/20/2014 8:11:32 PM PST by listenhillary (Courts, law enforcement, roads and national defense should be the extent of government)
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