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Published: Wed, 4 Nov 2009
Description: Elections may show moderate Democrats that there's no downside to resisting the administration for being too liberal
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" Are Republicans want to governors' chairs and Democrats. 12 house seats in Tuesday's voting. One of the lessons learned is that president Obama's political coattails may not be very long. Chief Washington correspondent Jim Angle reports that could lead to more infighting. Among Democrats."
" Fox News exit -- make clear last night's elections were not a referendum on President Obama himself. But many believe the results do send a message to moderate Democrats in congress that there is no downside to resisting the administration. When they see it proposals as too liberal."
" I don't think it's so much of a referendum on the president. It's certainly is. I think a checkpoint on the policies."
" Mr. Obama campaign several times the New Jersey governor Jon Corzine in both said they weren't partnership. So Corzine's Gloucester Republican Chris Christie. Still centrist Democrats they have nothing to fear by refusing to go along with -- mr. Obama or House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. No matter how much pressure party leaders put on them."
" I say only partly ingested differences have been sharp. Personal. Angry and that's just among Democrats and -- it is a place where depends on where you're coming from this is that given a lot by the region the district that you represented."
" Lawmakers from moderate or centrist constituencies who worry more about the folks back home and party leaders. Our constant headache from all the liberal base in the Democratic Party and the conservative base among Republicans. But one strategist says complaining about moderates is fruitless he."
" That's criticizing whether I mean they -- you know -- independents this sort of poor swing voters and in American politics. Have always been there and they won't always be there they've bedevil partisans on either side who would like to have this come -- we fought out among partisans only."
" The most ideological members of both parties insist they know what tried and sometimes regard moderates as traders or at least obstacles to progress. Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty for instance recently criticized Maine's moderate Republican senator Olympia Snowe. For working with Democrats on health care saying many conservatives were mad at her and -- she might face a backlash from conservatives -- she continued to stray. She responded by warning that litmus test will only guarantee Republicans remain in the minority. And that's the conundrum. Neither party can become the majority enlisted recruits moderate who can appeal across party lines and win swing districts but once -- in office they're difficult to control."
" As he gets to a majority is the Republicans did when bush was it was president has done Democrats are doing now. It's the moderates and often hold off. What the true believers in the party wanna accomplish."
" Last night was no comfort to democratic true believers because the message to moderates with President Obama offers no protection. For those asked to take tough votes on health care or any other issue that puts a debt -- hopes of party discipline which democratic leaders will need to pass their agenda. And Washington Jim Angle well."
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