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Throwing out the standard presidential playbook dictating an aspirational pitch to centrist voters, the White House is cementing a high-risk message that strikes firmly at wealth and privilege.
"There is surging sentiment out there among voters that the economy is weighted towards the wealthy," said a senior White House official. "Public opinion has changed dramatically."
The White House strategy will make the 2012 election a generational test of the Republican push of the past three decades for cutting taxes, in ways their critics say have been constantly skewed towards the highest earners.
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"The White House strategy will make the 2012 election a generational test..."
They're gonna try to snooker the OWS crowd.
He speaks well, then turns around and does the exact opposite. There are too many examples to list. He's an empty suit, just a talking head. And the people are noticing this. They'll watch what he does, and if he doesn't back up his rhetoric with action, they will toss his oreo ass out.
I'm feeling so betrayed by Obama that I wish he would just resign, or say he won't run in 2012, clear the field for a lot of other Democratic Party candidates to run. The US won't accept Bill Clinton's partner in crime Hillary, either. They are both murderers and grifters and flaming war criminals and should just be hung - after a proper trial, of course.
this two party system has been used to snooker the common people since Jackson's democrats. Give just enough lip service to quell the discontent from the common people against the elite, then fail to follow through when elected. Same ol' same ol', now meet the new boss, same as the old boss!