Sunday, November 1, 2009

Risky move - Obama Puts Himself on the Line in Virginia, New Jersey - A defeat in NJ,VA is a personal Defeat for Obama


President Obama is replicating what all his recent predecessors have done at this time of year. He is stumping for candidates who support his policies, raising money for his allies and his party, and pressuring Congress to pass his programs. The difference is that Obama has raised expectations among some Democrats that he is a miracle worker who can mobilize his vaunted network of supporters on behalf of various candidates on November 3.

GOP strategists say the handwriting is on the wall. "There is an increasing disapproval and opposition" to the policies of Obama and congressional Democrats, including "fiscal irresponsibility" and government-run healthcare, says Gail Gitcho, press secretary for the Republican National Committee.

Obama tagged Republican leadership and lax regulations for the economic crisis and dismissed GOP candidate Chris Christie's criticism of Corzine.

"He understands that we can do better. And for the past four years, you've had an honorable man at the helm of this state," the president said during a raucous campaign stop in Camden. "It wasn't a consequence of Obama policies or Corzine policies that we went into this hole. There seems to be some selective memory going on here."

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