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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 20 days ago

What Does a Focus on Jobs Mean?

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Alexander Bolton runs down the desire of center-right Democrats in the House and Senate to defer action on the progressive agenda: In the run-up to the 2010 midterm elections, they don’t want to be forced to vote on climate change, immigration reform and gays in the military, which they ...

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thehill.com - 21 days ago

Democrats feeling angst over 2010

— thehill.com — Vulnerable Democrats want their leaders to skip the party’s controversial agenda to help save their seats in... Congress. Read more... (more) Democrats feeling angst over 2010

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 22 days ago

Sen. Blanche Lincoln Meeting With Obama

— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — The White House says President Obama will meet privately with Sen. Blanche Lincoln Tuesday night. Obama and... Lincoln (D-AR) will huddle in the Oval Office at 5:15, less than two hours before polls close in the critical elections in New Jersey, New ... (more) Sen. Blanche Lincoln Meeting With Obama

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 16 days ago

RNC To On Blanche Lincoln: Don't Make Us Turn You Into John Kerry

— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — As the full focus of the health care debate shifts to the Senate, the GOP has a... tough job targeting nervous moderate Democrats. The easy part is taking advantage of Democratic Party rifts. Explaining the rules of parliamentary procedure? That's hard. ... (more) RNC To On Blanche Lincoln: Don't Make Us Turn You Into ...

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An Idea, Any Idea?
Eschaton — While a Congress in which one party theoretically has 60 votes in the Senate can probably walk and chew gum at the same time, it would be nice to know just what focusing on jobs and the economy would mean. For me it would mean direct aid to state and local governments and a massive public works project. To Evan Bayh it might mean cutting the corporate tax rate, or maybe it means nothing at all, but at least he could... propose that! ...

Democratic choices
Political Animal — ... about the central division among Democratic policymakers in D.C. -- whether to pursue an ambitious agenda or slam on the brakes. Matt Yglesias and ...

Jobless Rate Hits 26-Year High: Does Obama Have an Economic Team? Where’s Their Jobs Program?
Firedoglake — ... of 10.2 percent, up from 9.8 percent in September. . . ."], and as soon as they’re out, the first question everyone is going to ask is “where’s the Administration’s jobs program?” For that matter, where’s the White House on the big questions that need strong leadership? Steve Benen started an interesting discussion about the direction/priorities Democrats should be pursuing following Tuesday’s elections. More from Yglesias. He follows up in this post, posing three possible strategies: ...

Double-Digit Unemployment Returns to America
Firedoglake — ...  core Democratic demos did not turn out at the same rate as in 2008. This core has been hardest hit by the recession, and typically doesn’t turn out in off-year elections anyway. While some conservative Democrats are rattled, they seem not to understand that reversing the economic trajectory is the answer, and that means legislating boldly, not with timidity. Some endangered incumbents are saying they want to focus on jobs, which is correct, but that means forwarding actual policies that would create them: ...