Something I recall seeing somewhere, but didn't make a note of it. Anyway, ObamaCare meets with low approval ratings overall, but individual items included on the bill are popular. Now it seems that this is a bit of a contradiction, wouldn't you say? It may explain why the issue didn't work for Romney, and why relying upon it solely right now is a mistake.
The point should be whether or not you are opposed to it on principle, or whether or not you just interested in the politics of the moment. For these folks, all that matters is right now. If their polls suffer right now, they feel this is something that they cannot bear. Hence, the excuse for inaction in the here and now, because they may feel a bit of angst when the polls start to suffer a bit because of their principled stand.
Even that may not explain completely their lack of meaningful action. I'm referring to those Senators who refused to back the filibuster of the debt bill just recently. In particular, Senator Cornyn of Texas who faces a primary challenge in early March. Early voting begins next week.
For Cornyn and his buddies, he'd rather face the wrath of his Tea Party opponents now, than have to face the wrath of the general electorate in November. Cornyn probably figures people will forget about this by November. Also, that no opposition can be mounted in time to keep him from winning the nomination outright in just a few weeks.
The urgency is there for his opposition. The time is now. Otherwise, this fragile approach may be the one that gets the nod only to disappoint in November. Cornyn and his buddies need to get a strong message right now because right now is all that his opposition has got. Right now is all Cornyn has too. If he and his buddies skate on this, they'll skate all the way though November. The RINOS will skate, and so will the Democrats most likely.
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