Using words like "inexcusable" and "whining," President Obama and Vice President Biden are scolding Democratic voters, warning that the party must close the enthusiasm gap with Republicans as the midterm elections approach amid signs of an impending GOP tide.
"People need to shake off this lethargy," Obama said in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine set for publication on Friday. Surveys not only show that Republicans are poised to make big gains in both the House and Senate, but also that their constituent base is more excited as Nov. 2 draws near. Obama, campaigning in four states this week, is well aware of the problem and wants his party's liberal base to "buck up." Some liberals are disappointed that the Obama administration did not insist on a "public option" for insurance coverage in the health care bill, and did not push harder for their other priorities.
Actually most of the Dems I know are fired up to stop the Republican landslide and Dem fundraising is ahead of the GOP too.
It is the independents that Obama & Biden should be courting.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
