2004 Bush 50.8 %
Kerry 48.3 %
President Bush
"Let me put it to you this way: I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and now I intend to spend it. It is my style."
"I've got will of the people"
2008 Obama 53 %
McCain 46 %
What are the Republicans saying now about political capitol and will of the people.
Rush Limbaugh suggest that the only thing that would equal Bi-partisan would be nothing less than letting the republicans control a full 46 % of the legislative process.
President Obama has done a masterfully job of controlling the media narrative that he is reaching out and working on a Bi-partisan package. He is so effective in doing this because it is truly what he believes. This is what he campaigned on. The one amazing thing I have noticed and this is true of people on the left as much as any one. People are seemingly amazed that he is doing what he said he would do.
It would have been very easy and many in Congress would loved to have simply wrote a bill and passed it and said FU to the republicans in Congress. It was true in the campaign and appears to just as true in governing, he is always looking down the road taking in the big picture.
One more thing on the Rush's new definition of "Bi-partisan"
2000
Gore 48.38 %
Bush 47.87 %
Normally it doesn't matter what a fool like Limbaugh says. However, when you have the republican congress falling in line in |"Hoping Obama fails" then it is an issue.
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