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kpete

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Mon Oct 29, 2012, 10:39 AM Oct 2012

Obama, In Morning Joe Interview, Predicts War Inside Republican Party If He Is Reelected [View all]

Source: Huffington Post

Obama, In Morning Joe Interview, Predicts War Inside Republican Party If He Is Reelected

President Barack Obama said in an interview Monday that the Republican party would have to overcome an internal war if he were reelected, but expressed hope that the partisan gridlock in Washington could come to an end.

"There are a whole range of issues I think where we can actually bring the country together with a non-ideological agenda," Obama said in a pre-taped interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."

"The question’s going to be, how do Republicans react post-election?" he continued. "Because there’s going to be a war going on inside that party. It just hasn’t broken up. It’s been unified in opposition to me."

Obama has blamed the slow economic recovery during his first term on the obstructionist agenda of congressional Republicans, who have blocked many of the president's proposals. He has repeatedly argued that the House GOP has waged ideological warfare over historically bipartisan issues. Republicans have countered that the president is fundamentally unwilling to compromise.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/29/obama-morning-joe_n_2038103.html

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He is right, and if the republican party continues to pursue extreme right wing policies, they will still_one Oct 2012 #1
You are going to get the Tea Party wing saying Romney was too much to the left. Democratopia Oct 2012 #2
bingo... to them racism is political capital, use it or lose it... oldhippydude Oct 2012 #3
The right wing Tea partiers will say they weren't hard right enough to match the "real" America Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #6
I agree Mz Pip Oct 2012 #14
The moderate repubs will flee to the right-of-center democratic party. CrispyQ Oct 2012 #27
Which is why it's important to maintain good ties with the 'intelligent' Republicans. randome Oct 2012 #4
^^^ There is such a thing ^^^ oswaldactedalone Oct 2012 #5
I think there are, but to not go completley extinct, Volaris Oct 2012 #8
my bro is a "moderate" repug who still defends the Tbaggers, but he's way too "liberal" for them wordpix Oct 2012 #11
I did put the word in quotes. And I laughed when I wrote it, too. randome Oct 2012 #12
not many of them left unfortunately ibegurpard Oct 2012 #33
The only answer is for the teahadists and fundies to split off and form their own party. onehandle Oct 2012 #7
I have basically ran out of any type of caring for these Iliyah Oct 2012 #9
The President is being diplomatic, but the GOP needs more than splitting up... BanTheGOP Oct 2012 #10
Well, they do love war:) llmart Oct 2012 #13
In 2016, should the Democrats run a white candidate the Republican Party will disintegrate. Scuba Oct 2012 #15
it does not matter what shade or gender of the person,running the hate is viral -LOKI -BAD FOR YA Oct 2012 #24
the democratic candidate in 2016 will most likely be a white male BlueMan Votes Oct 2012 #30
What do you think would hold them together? Their love of tax cuts for the wealthy? Scuba Oct 2012 #31
I fully expect it to get even uglier than the last 4 years lunatica Oct 2012 #16
I hope Obama is deliberately lying for reasons of political expedience. Jim Lane Oct 2012 #17
Blaming it on obstructionists is a losing proposition. Blanks Oct 2012 #25
I agree. That's the political expedience I saw in lying. Jim Lane Oct 2012 #28
True, there was room to be more critical. Blanks Oct 2012 #32
Bwahahahahahaha! Pass the popcorn! (N/M) Grins Oct 2012 #18
"Republicans have countered that the president is fundamentally unwilling to compromise" FiveGoodMen Oct 2012 #19
It's a huge, preposterous lie and must be exposed as such every time it is uttered. nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #20
The way I see things ItsTheMediaStupid Oct 2012 #21
It has already begun -- they had to steal several primaries from Ron Paul KurtNYC Oct 2012 #22
With the bad weather on the east coast... Blanks Oct 2012 #26
This election is the end of the Southern Strategy johnlucas Oct 2012 #23
I think they should draft from the pool of College Republicans Arugula Latte Oct 2012 #29
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