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"The fact of the matter is the American people already agree with me. There are polls showing right now that the American people, for the most part, think it’s a bad idea to provide tax cuts to the wealthy...the issue is not me persuading the American people; they’re already there."Over to you, Gallup:
This strikes me as the best evidence yet that despite all their furious bluster, Congressional Democrats will ultimately turn tail and accept the White House/GOP tax compromise. The two most prominent elements of the deal -- extending the tax cuts for all Americans and extending the unemployment eligibility window -- both enjoy 2/3 support among the American people. Independents strongly favor both pillars of the plan. Even 52 percent of Democrats surveyed support preserving the current Bush tax rates -- in spite of all the class warfare rhetoric their Party has unleashed. The politics of envy have fallen flat.
Faced with this polling data, and the fact that a Democratic president forged this deal and is insisting on its passage, are Democrats in Congress
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"Hey, we worked in a bipartisan manner and reached a good-faith agreement with President Obama to block massive tax hikes and to extend unemployment, but Democrats in Congress said no."
This narrative would be an unmitigated disaster for Democrats; even Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi should be able to grasp that fact. For that reason, I strongly believe Democrats will fume and gnash their teeth for a while longer, but will eventually shut up and salute.
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