Karl Rove: The GOP's Self-Defeating 'Defunding' Strategy
Attempts to defund will only strengthen the president while alienating independents
By KARL ROVE, WSJ
In 2010, Republicans took the House of Representatives by gaining 63 seats. They also picked up six U.S. senators and 675 state legislators, giving them control of more legislative chambers than any time since 1928. The GOP also won 25 of 40 gubernatorial races in 2009 and 2010.
These epic gains happened primarily because independents voted Republican. In 2010, 56% of independents voted for GOP congressional candidates, up from 43% in 2008 and 39% in 2006.
Today, independents look more like Republicans than Democrats, especially when it comes to health care. In a new Crossroads GPS health-care policy survey conducted in 10 states likely to have competitive Senate races and in House districts that lean Republican or are swing seats, 60% of independents oppose President Obama's Affordable Care Act. If this holds through 2014, then Republicans should receive another big boost in the midterms.
(More here.)
By KARL ROVE, WSJ
In 2010, Republicans took the House of Representatives by gaining 63 seats. They also picked up six U.S. senators and 675 state legislators, giving them control of more legislative chambers than any time since 1928. The GOP also won 25 of 40 gubernatorial races in 2009 and 2010.
These epic gains happened primarily because independents voted Republican. In 2010, 56% of independents voted for GOP congressional candidates, up from 43% in 2008 and 39% in 2006.
Today, independents look more like Republicans than Democrats, especially when it comes to health care. In a new Crossroads GPS health-care policy survey conducted in 10 states likely to have competitive Senate races and in House districts that lean Republican or are swing seats, 60% of independents oppose President Obama's Affordable Care Act. If this holds through 2014, then Republicans should receive another big boost in the midterms.
(More here.)
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Yeah, but they are winning the Sequester War ,,, heck, this week the House approved renewal of the Missing Child program at $40 million a year for the next five years. John Kline is sending out press releases "championing" his efforts to defend and protect children ... well, actually it is more deFUND as the program is being cut from $65 million authorized before the sequester ... it is now funded at pre-2005 levels.
Why the House opted to promo this legislation instead of just making the cuts within in the Continuing Resolution must be because they think they can appeal to the public that they are protecting children.
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