Senate Democrats Push Votes on Obama #39;s Nominees
With the clock ticking down on their Senate majority, Democrats pushed on Monday to win approval for some of President Barack Obama #39;s stalled nominations for...
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A successful week for Obama Luke Russert is joined by NBC #39;s Carrie Dann to talk about the week of hits and misses for President Obama. NBC #39;s Jacob Rascone then joins from Havana, Cuba to talk...
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By James Hohmann
12/19/14 3:42 PM EST
Updated 12/20/14 4:28 AM EST
The Democratic National Committee wants surrogates to attack Jeb Bush as the Mitt Romney of 2016, an out-of-touch representative of the 1 percent who is more conservative than he lets on.
DNC strategists hosted a private conference call Friday to prepare Democrats going on the Sunday news shows to address the former Florida governors announcement this week that he will actively explore a run for president. A participant on the call shared the talking points with POLITICO, and a DNC official confirmed their veracity.
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The talking points offer a window into the Democratic plan of attack against the GOP establishment figure. It is also a strong indication that Democrats view Bush as a formidable general-election candidate, if he can make it through a GOP primary.
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Jeb Bush has spent his career doing what would benefit himself and people like him certainly not looking out for working Americans, the talking points say. Bush spent recent years cashing in on Wall Street as Americans were hit by the financial crisis. Since leaving public office, Bush has been involved in several problematic business deals, creating a multi-million dollar fund in a tax haven, and leveraging his family name to reap profits for himself.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Potential 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton knows a political gift when she sees one.
She was quick to embrace the step this week when President Barack Obama, a fellow Democrat no longer having to face an electorate, relaxed U.S. policy toward Cuba.
While assailed by Republicans opposed to restoring ties with the communist-led island, the action has the power to solidify support for Democrats among increasingly influential Latino voters and appeal to voters in farm states like Iowa eager to do business in Havana.
Obama's unilateral move has gently shaken up the 2016 race to succeed him, exposing divisions among Republicans and possibly helping Democrats already buoyed by his decision to liberalize immigration policy.
Potential contenders Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio adhered to the traditional Republican hard line on Cuba and sharply criticized Obama. But Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, who has a libertarian streak, backed the new policy.
A likely White House candidate, Paul told a West Virginia radio station that the 50-year-old embargo with Cuba "just hasn't worked."
Clinton, Obama's former secretary of state, also had asserted the previous policy was not working. In her memoir, "Hard Choices," she wrote that she urged Obama to shift. She welcomed the change in a statement on Wednesday.
Democrats argue that Clinton's embrace of Obama on Cuba could help her with Latino voters, especially younger ones in the key state of Florida, who are less inclined than their elders to be virulently opposed to the Cuban government.
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