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Potomac Research Group Chief Washington Strategist Greg Valliere argues the Democrats fear that President Obama will “sell them out.”
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-- budget proposal if you saw their Jeff says President Obama intensified his new charm offensive the president will be meeting with senate Democrats tomorrow at house Republicans on Wednesday joining us now.
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Greg you know what we've been -- this idea that you think that some Democrats are beginning to fear.
That President Obama is going to somehow betray -- -- -- out please explain.
Well he did in the summer -- 2011 Dennis.
He put on the table all sorts of stuff that the house wasn't aware of like -- raising the eligibility -- is on Medicare and Social Security.
Lucky for sure is gonna do something on the Social Security cola and there are a lot of Democrats in the house or don't even like that.
They worry he could do even more.
-- yet that call that leadership coming up with.
Tough proposals are good ideas when -- you have right crunch or what is their specific fear that's gonna happen what does Obama gonna do to undercut his own party.
-- again to guy came on entitlements and I think you could see a real backlash there.
I mean he had a wonderful dinner I think it's I agree its leadership he had a great dinner grew to three nights ago in DC.
He hasn't gone out -- many Democrats and I think an awful lot of them.
Will -- -- TLC when he they meet with the president later in the week.
We're now -- of rep Brian of releases his budget but the thing is it's predicated in part on repealing obamacare.
Yeah no chance of getting that done -- denial that the Republicans -- lost the presidential election.
Yeah minor detail how he he would he says oh we're gonna look at repeal -- -- -- -- it's not gonna happen.
Look all of these budgets -- political documents patty Murray's budget.
Which calls for huge tax hikes political document -- -- I'm Paul Ryan's political document the news here though is that both sides are getting a little bit closer on entitlements and that's a very big deal.
Hear you talk about the Democrats are fearing that a bomb they kind of sell about on entitlement cuts but.
Obama has a rare chance here as -- and a conservative could open up relations with China and not get pilloried the -- Democrat liberal would've.
Obama as a Democrat liberal could possibly proposed cuts in.
Not get pilloried by the opposition I mean isn't there are rare opportunity here for this moment should the President Obama in that case sell -- the Democrats.
Well I've been told that -- within the White House he has sent to people that part of his legacy.
He would like to have -- that he was the president who put entitlements on a sounder footing.
Well this is his chance they're on the table now he you're absolutely right he has a rare opportunity.
And of course he's got his budget coming up do you expect to see any kind of restraints.
Proposed in the democratic budget coming up the first one is coming up quite a few years.
I think that's a political document also don't forget -- the reason the house and senator gonna have a budget passed is that if they don't.
They won't get paid so finally the senate will pass one because they'd like to get their paychecks.
Nothing like a little bit of incentive there in the negative way thanks for being with us and for read those -- -- -- -- air.
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