To all those who have been telling us for months . . .

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217. There's A Dynamic and Positioning Playing Out That People Are Missing

The Risk Is His To Take, That's How You Use Political Capital

I see a method to the madness. And it is a risk. Obama does that sort of thing.

Think about the dynamics this sets up:

Obama is has now taken the GOP mantle of Benefit cuts UPON himself. The GOP is no longer in charge of that side of the debate. Obama is.

What if local congressional democrats take up the mantle of protecting SS? Do you think a southern, white male (for example) might have an easier time voting for a Democrat for Congress in '14 if he was OPPOSING Obama on SS cuts and made that a big issue in his campaign? The dynamic allows for local candidates to run against Obama on something. Obama haters in the middle might find themselves more able to vote for a Dem locally if he's opposing the President on something.

There's NO reason this should tar any other Democrat other than Obama. In fact, it could be used to MOTIVATE our side to the polls if our local Dem candidates took up the mantle of protecting SS from Obama and the GOP.

What does OBAMA have to lose? Nothing really. He just has to withstand the heat.

Would you be more or less likely and motivated to vote in '14 if your local Dem was running to protect SS from big bad Obama and the GOP?

Think about it.