Scared Democrats Prepare to Punt, Abandon DC to Go Campaign
September 28th 2010 · 0 Comments
Congress prepares to punt, spend the fall campaigning
David Lightman | McClatchy Newspapers
Sept. 26, 2010
Congress is deadlocked over virtually every major issue still pending this year, including key economic matters such as a detailed federal spending plan and extending Bush-era tax cuts, yet lawmakers still hope to leave Washington by Friday and not return until mid-November.
Chances are they’ll approve a stopgap budget to keep the government running, maybe vote on extending the Bush administration tax cuts and call it a day. This desire to punt on the day’s biggest issue could be one more reason for voters to turn against incumbents of both parties in November.
“The public is not concerned about the specifics of the process breakdown. They just know things aren’t working, either in Congress or the economy, and they want things fixed,” said Lee Miringoff, the director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.
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Tags: mid-term election, Nancy Pelosi
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