{"id":2443,"date":"2014-11-09T14:47:28","date_gmt":"2014-11-09T19:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/?p=2443"},"modified":"2014-11-09T14:51:59","modified_gmt":"2014-11-09T19:51:59","slug":"obstructionism-triumphed-but-obama-dems-still-fighting-for-regular-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/obstructionism-triumphed-but-obama-dems-still-fighting-for-regular-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Obstructionism Triumphed, but Obama, Dems Still Fighting for Regular People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;from the DCCC:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>After <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_561392921\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Tuesday\u2019s<\/span><\/span> tough election, there&#8217;s a lot of talk about what happened, why, and what it means for Barack Obama\u2019s final two years in office.<\/p>\n<p>And to be honest, we\u2019re asking ourselves the same questions.<\/p>\n<p>So we decided to break it down.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Why Republicans won.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><center><strong><a title=\"https:\/\/action.dccc.org\/page\/s\/i-stand-with-obama?&amp;source=em_pet_2014.11.08_b1_dems_i-stand-with-obama_all\" href=\"https:\/\/action.dccc.org\/page\/m\/1d63710e\/1bf00216\/1ef490a0e\/4e9ada52\/1771258150\/VEsH\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/ldNZDtkNoTh977k57kib0fSJmXq-gSR6AhBFlDNRVsGs2Htrc_C2tjPXogf5g2RmdB1nPN-dn4PZylIYLVOPG28BtccRnkjsHFtmeFGG-MRoiV3J-2RPzYVpWDRi=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/action.dccc.org\/page\/-\/KrugmanQuote_Obstructionism_20141107.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/center><strong>In other words, the Republicans broke Washington. Then, they spent millions of dollars of secret money running against a broken Washington.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>What this means for the final two years of Barack Obama\u2019s Presidency.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><a title=\"https:\/\/action.dccc.org\/page\/s\/i-stand-with-obama?&amp;source=em_pet_2014.11.08_b1_dems_i-stand-with-obama_all\" href=\"https:\/\/action.dccc.org\/page\/m\/1d63710e\/1bf00216\/1ef490a0e\/4e9ada5e\/1771258150\/VEsE\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/Bke6MNgWWvj8-uMwqwIwLr806fgsikpkq1Gm4PFJ_8-BP7PB2IyMcVs8YAJlY6sewZDCkXabOrqI9uS0I1pZE1T_GMe_8pDstvalyA=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/action.dccc.org\/page\/-\/KleinQuote_20141107.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>There\u2019s no sugarcoating it. Full Republican control of Congress won\u2019t be easy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But make no mistake: President Obama\u2019s fighting the good fight no matter who controls Congress.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s fighting for working families who are in desperate need of a minimum wage increase. For women who should always have the right to make their own healthcare decisions. And for students who would benefit from an affordable education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So if you\u2019re still fighting with us\u2026 if you\u2019re still standing with the President\u2026 <a title=\"https:\/\/action.dccc.org\/page\/s\/i-stand-with-obama?&amp;source=em_pet_2014.11.08_b1_dems_i-stand-with-obama_all\" href=\"https:\/\/action.dccc.org\/page\/m\/1d63710e\/1bf00216\/1ef490a0e\/4e9ada47\/1771258150\/VEsF\/\" target=\"_blank\">sign our note to President Obama thanking him for all he\u2019s done and letting him know that we have his back.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thanks,<\/p>\n<p>DCCC<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- sktbuilder starter --><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/sktbuilder-frontend-starter.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder-wordpress-driver.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var starter = new SktbuilderStarter({\"mode\": \"prod\", \"skip\":[\"jquery\",\"underscore\",\"backbone\"],\"sktbuilderUrl\": \"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/\", \"driver\": new SktbuilderWordpressDriver({\"ajaxUrl\": \"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\", \"iframeUrl\": \"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/obstructionism-triumphed-but-obama-dems-still-fighting-for-regular-people\/?sktbuilder=true\", \"pageId\": 2443,  \"nonce\": \"22d9680d15\", \"pages\": [{\"title\":\"NTD Officers\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/napervilledemocrats.org\\\/ntdo\\\/wp-admin\\\/post.php?post=475&action=sktbuilder\"},{\"title\":\"2022 Election\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/napervilledemocrats.org\\\/ntdo\\\/wp-admin\\\/post.php?post=11490&action=sktbuilder\"}], \"page\": \"Obstructionism Triumphed, but Obama, Dems Still Fighting for Regular People\" }) });<\/script><!-- end sktbuilder starter -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;from the DCCC: After Tuesday\u2019s tough election, there&#8217;s a lot of talk about what happened, why, and what it means for Barack Obama\u2019s final two years in office. 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