Originally posted by Lundos And here I thought the GOP had that agenda too. What's the difference?
The difference is that the GOP is run by the establishment, which means they are in the pocket of big business and big government (one in the same today).
Originally posted by Eladar The difference is that the GOP is run by the establishment, which means they are in the pocket of big business and big government (one in the same today).
Originally posted by normbenign Polling shows the Presidents gravest weakness is his position on immigration where his disapproval approaches 70%.
His handling or mishandling the economy is second highest in disapproval at over 60% and the number have been trending badly on both those issues.
I fail to see how any economic data is negative for the GOP, as they control only the House and have little to no power to craft or move an agenda.
That control allowed them to refuse to agree to the President's budget almost to the point of putting the US into technical default on its debts. This muddies the waters somewhat regarding economic woes, they can't realistically claim any credit for success, but they can be blamed for failure.
In the UK losing control of the House of Commons basically forces a general election, the situation can't really happen. This means that it's incredibly difficult for a governing party to blame the opposition for the economy, except in its first year or so in office. Obviously though this brings its own problems, but at least we know who to blame.
01 Aug '14 01:03
Can the Republicans take the US Senate?
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