U.S. Representative Bill Cassidy (LA-6) Delivers Republican Weekly Address
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Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, center; Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, left, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry in Boca Raton, Fla.(AP)
The annual meeting for Republican governors that concludes this weekend has been a showcase for the partys big midterm wins -- and the place for lots of behind-the-scenes jockeying by several of the partys top-tier, potential 2016 White House candidates.
Republicans governors are on a roll, winning a net total of two seats on Nov. 4 and pulling off four victories in heavily Democratic states, which has donors and strategists suggesting they have the early advantage over potential White House candidates off Capitol Hill.
They also used their success at the four-day event at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, in Florida, to tout the idea that governors are best suited for the White House because they already have experience in running a sizable government.
Were better at it, New Jersey GOP Gov. Chris Christie told reporters, taking aim at President Obama, who won in 2008 as a first-term senator. "The American people are done with that experiment, of having somebody come out of a legislative body who's never run anything before."
The governors are also free of Congress low approval rating, which poses a problem for such GOP Sens. as Marco Rubio, Florida; Rand Paul, Kentucky; Ted Cruz, Texas, and others should they chose to run.
Caleb Burns, a Republican strategist and partner in the Washington law firm Wiley Rein, thinks governors have a built-in advantage over candidates from the legislative branch because they can more easily own their records and campaign positions.
They decide whether to sign a bill into law or veto it, which clearly and unequivocally stakes out their position on that issue, he told FoxNews.com on Wednesday.Legislators dont have that same luxury.They often vote for bills at the insistence of their leadership. Bills get amended by the other chamber, and bills may or may not get signed into law.
Still, Burns says the next two years might change that dynamic because Republicans will control the Senate, giving congressional Republicans an opportunity to go beyond simply being the anti-Obama party to developing and passing legislation that affirmatively articulates the Republican platform.
Christie was among the biggest winners at the Florida event, having led the Republican Governors Association this year.
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Republican Leadership Press Conference
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Despite GOP threats to cut government funding or take legal action, some Republicans may be relieved that President Barack Obamais moving to address the nations immigration problems.
Executive action allows Republicans to have the best of both worlds: progress on immigration policy without having to cast a vote that would anger conservatives opposed to leniency for illegal immigrants.
With this action the president has chosen to deliberately sabotage any chance of enacting bipartisan reforms that he claims to seek, House Speaker John Boehnersaid.
But the House had more than a year to act on the immigration legislation that the Senate passed in June 2013 with 14 Republican votes. Waiting for House action now could be like waiting for Godot.
Republican Senate leaderMitch McConnellon Thursday invoked the midterm results. The American people sent a message. They said they want to see us working together, he said. What they didnt say they wanted to see was the president sidestepping the very representatives they just elected.
A recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll confirms this assessment. A majority of Americans believe Congress should set policy for the country, and 48% said they oppose creating legal status for immigrants or the president using executive action to do so.
Seventy-four percent of Americans say they would favor a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants if they were required to pay a fine, pass a background check, and pay back taxes; not all of these caveats were included in the presidential plan.
A standoff over immigration now would confirm what most Americans feared after the midterms: that the president and Congress would be unable to work together even though more than 60% of Americans say thats what they want to see happen.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of the Republicans who voted to pass immigration legislation, cautioned his colleagues this week not to overreact because then the focus would be on them instead of on the president.
This is the tightrope Republican leaders must walk in the coming months. Many conservative supporters vehemently oppose presidential action, but other Republicans, especially business and factory owners who employ immigrants both legal and illegal, have long asked for clarity on immigration issues. Those Republicans would be pleased to see some action.And, of course, Hispanic voters will be watching.
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