By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--April 24, 2014
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"The administration's Mantra when it's come to 2014 is 'don't do anything that could potentially upset the Democratic base' right? They're struggling enough to fire up the Democratic base because they need to sort of equal what, early on in some polls, indicates the Republican base is a little more fired up for the midterms than the Democratic base. So don't toss in issues that could complicate fundraising." "...To me it's not an accident that all these things that could upset the Democratic base are getting delayed until after November." So, Democrat hopes rest on a knife-edge and President Obama may need every possible bit of leverage after Election Day. If Todd's right, and Obama's delaying Keystone in an effort to stockpile potential bargaining chips, what does that say about his party's confidence in their midterm chances?
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