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发帖数: 29846 | 1 Debate Crowd Laughs As Democratic Senator Dodges Question On Support For
Obama [VIDEO]
10:33 PM 10/21/2014
Derek Hunter
At a time when being seen as too close to President Barack Obama is a
political liability, Democratic candidates are rushing to distance
themselves from the man. But two things are standing in their way – their
voting records and the president himself.
The president this week told Al Sharpton:
“We’ve got a tough map. A lot of the states that are contested this time
are states that I didn’t win” in the 2012 election. “So some of the
candidates there, you know, it is difficult for them to have me in the state
because the Republicans will use that to try to fan Republican turn-out.
The bottom line is, though, these are all folks who vote with me. They have
supported my agenda in Congress.”
With his approval rating hovering in the high 30s, Obama is a liability —
and he knows it. But he loves politics, and he still wants to be involved in
the election. So while Democrats across the country attempt to distance
themselves from him and his agenda, he drapes himself all over them.
As candidates across the country dodge the question of whether or not they
voted for him, that option doesn’t exist for incumbent Democrats. They have
a record.
One candidate with such a record is Senator Jeanne Shaheen from New
Hampshire. She’s running for reelection against Scott Brown, the former
Senator from Massachusetts, and polls show it is very close.
The issue of Shaheen’s support for the president’s agenda, voting with him
99 percent of the time, came up at their debate tonight. Shaheen’s answer
drew laughter from the crowd.
WATCH:
Asked to imagine herself answering a pollster’s question of “Do you
approve of the job President Obama is doing?” The questioner continued, “
there will be a chance to follow up, but this is a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer.”
Shaheen replied, “In some ways I approve, and some things I don’t approve.
” The crowd burst into laughter.
“So, you know, like most question that we deal with as policymakers,” she
continued, “there aren’t simple answers, um, ‘yes’ or ‘no.’” |
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