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IamK

(956 posts) Mon Jun 11, 2012, 08:04 PM Jun 2012

Obama: Too busy to help Wisconsin Democrats in recall election [View all]

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-too-busy-help-wisconsin-democrats-223240389.html

President Barack Obama explained in a radio interview Monday why he didn't do more to help Wisconsin Democrats in their battle to recall Republican Governor Scott Walker: He was too busy.

"The truth of the matter is that, as president of the United States, I've got a lot of responsibilities," he told WBAY of Green Bay, Wisconsin. WBAY was one of eight TV stations given an exclusive interview with the president — six from battleground states Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, Virginia and Wisconsin and two from California and South Carolina.

Obama said he was "supportive" of Walker's Democratic challenger, Tom Barrett, whom Walker thumped in last week's vote. "Obviously, I would have loved to see a different result," Obama told WBAY.

And the president said he would be working to ensure a different result in November.

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Obama: Too busy to help Wisconsin Democrats in recall election [View all] IamK Jun 2012 OP

I'm a strong Obama supporter, but that's a pretty lame excuse. Laurian Jun 2012 #1

It's not that lame. He knew you can't beat anybody with nobody. russspeakeasy Jun 2012 #21

yeah, right. Didn't Bush say somewhat the same thing? robinlynne Jun 2012 #2

"Come on in, take the bait" (giggle) "The water's fine, really" (giggle) bluestateguy Jun 2012 #3

good point on Ohio, but I have to wonder without the 7 to 1 spending advantage what the outcome Bill USA Jun 2012 #9

Coakley's campaign was no worse than Kerry's or MannyGoldstein Jun 2012 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author politicasista Jun 2012 #36

Thank you Obama, politicasista Jun 2012 #37

Maybe he was too busy to support Labor being pitted against Labor. patrice Jun 2012 #4

You know, that kind of shit is just exactly what turns Democrats off on being a Democrats. patrice Jun 2012 #7

Falk announces in January. Barret announces in March. WHAT WAS HE WAITING ON? nt patrice Jun 2012 #12

why in God's name do recalls include replacement candidates? yurbud Jun 2012 #31

Right on! BTW, have we heard from Feingold about this yet? It may be best for him to keep his cards patrice Jun 2012 #32

about what? running for governor? yurbud Jun 2012 #35

He was in Illinois and Minnesota on the weekend prior to the recall election. postulater Jun 2012 #5

So, you think he should have gone in there and supported a candidate that FRACTURED Labor???? patrice Jun 2012 #8

Yes, I do. I think he should have supported the movement of people who pushed against Walker postulater Jun 2012 #17

Would it matter to you that one candidate may have been backed by Citizens' United money patrice Jun 2012 #25

No. CU money can come from anywhere. postulater Jun 2012 #30

All of this pretty much reveals that the definition of "they" (in your first sentence) is not clear. patrice Jun 2012 #28

This is counterproductive. Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #6

The insiders knew that they got outspent 7 to 1 underpants Jun 2012 #10

Wisconsin teachers, unionists, progressives OUR Tea Party???!!! earthside Jun 2012 #15

There was a split between the teachers, unionists, & progressives and the Barrett backers. patrice Jun 2012 #16

New blood? Falk? LaFollette? postulater Jun 2012 #19

Without campaign finance transparency we will never who got used more than whom else and by patrice Jun 2012 #26

By how much did Barrett out-raise Falk??? Was it Citizens' United money? or DLC-WI? nt patrice Jun 2012 #11

Hey, "Che", I think you're on the wrong side on this one. Why is that please? patrice Jun 2012 #13

I have no idea what his real reason for not going to Wisconsin to help ladjf Jun 2012 #18

Yahoo News EC Jun 2012 #20

full transcript @ huffington... IamK Jun 2012 #24

You mean HuffHo the magic pony-fairy for "the Left"-for-hire??? How many people do you know who patrice Jun 2012 #27

I'm glad he didn't waste his time. They ran the same candidate who was beaten previously The Stranger Jun 2012 #22

I'm glad, too. What good would it have done for the 49 other states pnwmom Jun 2012 #23

Disconnect Remember Jun 2012 #29

Labor must be respected for itself, not as a functionary of corporations or of Democrats. To get patrice Jun 2012 #33

Obama learned his lesson in the Martha Coakley/Scott Brown election citysyde Jun 2012 #34