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The Note's Must-Reads for Thursday, November 5, 2009
The Note —
... Editorial Staff: “A change in the winds” LINK
The New York Times’ Adam Nagourney: “Energized G.O.P. Looking to Avoid an Intraparty Feud” LINK
The New York Times’ David Halbfinger: “Christie Pledges Fight on Taxes and Business Rules” LINK
The Washington Post’s Philip Rucker and Perry bacon Jr.: “As GOP celebrates wins, internal ideological battles remain” LINK
The New York Times’ Carl Hulse: “Democrats to Use Election to Push Agenda in Congress” LINK
The Washington Post’s Michael Shear and Paul Kane: “For parties, the soul-searching ...
The Early Word: Post-Mortems
The Caucus —
... “intramural battles over whether to reach for the political center or do more to motivate the base on the party’s right.” And The Times’s Carl Hulse finds that Democrats on Capitol Hill believe Tuesday’s lesson was that they need to press harder to find solutions on hot-button issues like health care and energy. According to Mr. Nagourney, the Democratic win in a special House election in upstate New York helps illustrate that “the divisions within the party extend beyond the traditional strains between the shrinking ranks of Republican moderates and the social and economic ...
Weak knees keep shaking
Political Animal —
... Because nothing impresses voters more than timid lawmakers who aren't building a record of accomplishments. Now, it's possible that some of this is just media hype -- the "resurgent Republican" meme seems to have been decided on well in advance of the actual election results -- but all of these articles included plenty of quotes from hand-wringing Democratic lawmakers, some named and some anonymous, nearly all of whom seem to be looking for an excuse not to do any heavy lifting. The New York Times' ...
No More Mister Nice Blog — ... results prove that independent voters are wary of Obama's far-reaching proposals and mounting spending, as well as the growing federal debt." Politico reports that Democratic incumbents "from red states and Republican-leaning districts" are "worried." The LA Times reports that Dems on the Hill are "anxious," and will now resist the White House's ambitious policy agenda. The other camp thinks the only way forward to press on with the Obama agenda exactly as written: As they assessed the results, Democratic lawmakers and party ...
NY Times on the G.O.P.'s 'Embarrassing Loss' in Upstate New York
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... In "Democrats in Congress See Election as Giving New Urgency to Their Agenda," New York Times congressional reporter Carl Hulse managed, ...
Give voters a reason
Political Animal —
... than at any point in American history. But these explanations, while true, don't change the larger dynamic -- the motivated right is still convinced the president is Hitler, and the listless left is still waiting for progress. It's obviously not too late, and a great deal can happen over the next 10 or so months. What's more, the solution isn't exactly a mystery -- if Dems do what they were elected to do, they'll be pleased with the results. I keep thinking about something Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-Va.) said earlier this month: "We must deliver. I need to give Democrats ...
