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merrily

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29. I can be cynical, so my answer to

Reply to azmom (Reply #28)

Sun Sep 7, 2014, 01:06 PM

Sep 2014

"What is going on?" is "Politics as usual."

Obama, shall we say, "overpromised" on a number of things. I am not saying vote Democrat because Democrats are great. My own view is that they are less great than they used to be. But Republicans are even worse than they used to be.

This is the time when you should be demanding answers from candidates of both parties. Show up at their campaign stops, email them, whatever you can think of .

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I think Obama putting off immigration reform after the midterms is going to be [View all] bigdarryl Sep 2014 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #1

Well who would you accept as a source for the information? Savannahmann Sep 2014 #15

I stand corrected....going for some coffee now. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #21

Unfortunately, most of the states that have senate seat elections do NOT have a high population Ninga Sep 2014 #2

They just might turn on the party in 2016 bigdarryl Sep 2014 #4

Not hurt Obama because voters have short memories?? He is never going to run again. merrily Sep 2014 #5

Realizing it is a stupid decision, what are the options? liberal N proud Sep 2014 #3

Their appeal to xenophobia was, among many other things, merrily Sep 2014 #6

Here be the problem. Savannahmann Sep 2014 #22

Pretty much just got a dem voting bloc to stay home lunasun Sep 2014 #7

Dimson's sister in law is Hispanic. I think that was seen as a sign of hope, merrily Sep 2014 #9

Immigration is the biggest azmom Sep 2014 #11

So are you still voting in 2014 and what bigdarryl Sep 2014 #16

I will always vote and will vote democrat azmom Sep 2014 #24

The feedback I'm getting is azmom Sep 2014 #31

Why wasn't all this taken into azmom Sep 2014 #8

What likely changed is support for Democratic Senate candidates in states amandabeech Sep 2014 #10

Wasn't this foreseen? azmom Sep 2014 #13

The way I understood it is that the races for the Dems running in conservative states amandabeech Sep 2014 #19

Thank you for that. azmom Sep 2014 #26

it's been reported that those deportstion numbers are overblown Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #36

Yes, I've read that in several places. amandabeech Sep 2014 #38

You're welcome. amandabeech Sep 2014 #37

Looking at some of them like Pryor he might bigdarryl Sep 2014 #17

There's still time for Pryor to move ahead if he can, amandabeech Sep 2014 #20

I understood your anger. However, all groups are played with by politicians. merrily Sep 2014 #12

I'm sure we will be patient again, azmom Sep 2014 #18

No, no, no. Don't be patient. Be loud and insistent, esp. with candidates now. merrily Sep 2014 #25

It's so frustrating. Our hopes azmom Sep 2014 #28

I can be cynical, so my answer to merrily Sep 2014 #29

I think it is going to backfire ripcord Sep 2014 #14

and they will do nothing. it won't work. they are completely against reform spanone Sep 2014 #23

That's o.k. It won't be his fault. vi5 Sep 2014 #27

Another factor of immigration reform is the presence of H-1B expansion in it... cascadiance Sep 2014 #30

reality is in 2014 there will be more single-issue voters against reform than for it. geek tragedy Sep 2014 #32

Good to hear azmom Sep 2014 #33

and that's the thing, what if he goes big on immigration geek tragedy Sep 2014 #34

President Obama was just azmom Sep 2014 #35