Published 2/2/2009
by Mark Murray
at First Read
From NBC's Mark MurrayWith zero House Republicans voting last week for Obama's stimulus and with attention now focused on just how Senate Republicans might support the legislation, it's worth asking if the media and political observers have misunderstood Obama's bipartisan (or post-partisan) message.
According to his words on the campaign trail, Obama's ultimate goal isn't to win over X number of Republicans -- although that would be a nice byproduct -- but rather to change the tone of the debate....( read more )
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