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TOPIC: '2010 is gone for Democrats'- Roger Simon (Politico 9/14/10)

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Date: Sep 15, 2010

'2010 is gone for Democrats'- Roger Simon (Politico 9/14/10)	Permalink

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0910/42100.html “He cannot save 2010,” the big-time Democrat is saying of Barack Obama. “It is gone. He must now concentrate on saving 2012. But the biggest fear of some of those close to him is that he might not really want to go on in 2012, that he might not really care.” In my experience, the big-time Democrat has hardly ever been wrong. He does not dislike President Obama. On the contrary, like most big-time Democrats, he worked hard for his election in 2008 and would much rather see Democrats hold onto Congress this Nov. 2 than lose. He just doesn’t think it’s going to happen. A few months ago, he told me Democrats could win the House in a squeaker and also retain the Senate. We talked again a few days ago, and things had changed. “There is going to be a total wipeout, and it is totally going to be in Obama’s lap,” he said. “He should drop plans for Congress and plan for Nov. 3 and what he does next.” Obama was not a hyperpartisan figure when he ran for president, but now, as the de facto head of his party, he must travel across the country beating the drum for every Democrat — or at least those who will have him. And this election is largely about Obama and his successes and failures in his first two years in office. Which is the problem. “You know the president is in trouble when people in the White House go around saying, ‘If the public only knew this guy!’” the Democrat said. “Obama has been in the public eye for three years, and people are saying they don’t know him? Whose fault is that? The public’s?” When I interviewed Obama in the Oval Office on June 11, he said he was going to go around the country and remind voters that Democrats “didn’t create this mess.” “I mean, they’ve got an incredible record to run on, and I’m very proud of what they’ve done,” he said. “And when you contrast that with what the previous Republican-controlled Congress had done, that’s a pretty favorable comparison to make for Democrats.” Inevitably, how the Democrats do in 2010 will be seen as a report card on you, I said. “Yes, [but] I’m less concerned about the report card on me; I’m more concerned about really fine public servants who’ve been in the line of fire and done really good work,” he said. “I want to see if we can get them back here.” And if he can’t get them back to Washington, how long does he get to stay? __________________ Nobody puts THIS baby in the corner!

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