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**kKFB1BxX** · 11-06-2008, 12:46 AM

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undercut may be a strong word. more likely it will test his influence and political skills, which may not be such a bad thing. surely the lack of a super-majority in the senate will lead tocompromises, but it so doing, it may also diminish the practice of partisanship politics that has crippled Washington for so long.

Obama promised a post-partisanship Government. This is his moment to step up, and I do not say that facetiously. I am confident he'll manage. He will need to win over the moderate wing of the GOP. He'll do it using the same methods he used to run his campaing, i.e. he'll work from the ground up, focusing on grass roots support to influence those senators and to carry his agenda. It will be an interesting challenge, but honestly, this is the one area where he best excels and is differentiated from, well, HRC for example. In fact it may the single most important reason voted for him over HRC in the primary.

11-06-2008, 12:46 AM	#12
kKFB1BxX Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 510 Senior Member	^^ undercut may be a strong word. more likely it will test his influence and political skills, which may not be such a bad thing. surely the lack of a super-majority in the senate will lead tocompromises, but it so doing, it may also diminish the practice of partisanship politics that has crippled Washington for so long. Obama promised a post-partisanship Government. This is his moment to step up, and I do not say that facetiously. I am confident he'll manage. He will need to win over the moderate wing of the GOP. He'll do it using the same methods he used to run his campaing, i.e. he'll work from the ground up, focusing on grass roots support to influence those senators and to carry his agenda. It will be an interesting challenge, but honestly, this is the one area where he best excels and is differentiated from, well, HRC for example. In fact it may the single most important reason voted for him over HRC in the primary.
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