Obama Political Impact Help Dems or Hurt
Initiative Dems?
Stimulus Spent $1 Trillion and the U.S. HURT: Polls on Obama
economy, wages, the housing and his handling of the
market and unemployment has economy are clear, the
not improved, and in many cases, public thinks he has
gotten worse. Our debt has made things worse. His
increased by $4 Trillion, more numbers have tanked.
that the sum of all the debt
accumulated by every single
previous U.S. President
ObamaCare Gave rise to the Tea Party, is HURT: See 83
directly and most responsible for Freshman GOP House
83 Freshman GOP House members and the loss of
member and his lost of the key 60 his 60-vote margin in the
vote margin in the U.S. Senate. U.S. Senate. Further, his
entire effort could be
made null and void by
the U.S. Supreme Court.
Cap and Even though it did not pass HURT: The complete
Tax Congress, forcing it through the failure of the “green
U.S. House cost some Dems their economy” and Solyndra
seats in 2010. becoming its poster child
-- has harmed the green
movement irreparably.
Debt S&P downgrade will be in every HURT: Dems with their
Ceiling historical text about the Obama liberal base that simply
administration. do not want to cut any
government program,
ever.
Jobs Bill Widely viewed as DOA on Capitol HURT: His “pass this
Hill and in the mainstream bill” chants make him
media. appear as desperate as he
really is – his poll
numbers dropped after
his speech. Obama made
big promises to teachers
to shore up his political
base, promises that
cannot ever be made
reality, meaning more
disappointment for his
base.
$3 Trillion The plan has been widely HURT: Obama cannot
Debt Plan ridiculed in the mainstream seem to understand that
media – it is not a debt reduction the days where he had to
plan, it as a tax increase plan. credibility to say he
wants to cut spending
Polls universally show Americans and lower the debt are
want just the opposite of what gone forever. The
Obama proposed: to cut spending American public are
not increase taxes. His tax alternatively ignoring
increase mantra puts him at odds him or simply do not
with his own position of not believe him. Congress,
raising taxes during a recession. having learned their
lesson from the stimulus,
ObamaCare and cap and
tax are as weary of his
plan as a sandal-wearing
hiker facing down a
rattlesnake.