Barack Obama

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Barack Obama
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The Great Recession
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Bush and Obama Keynesian Response
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Priorities Health Care

• White House Health care page
• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
• Introduced Sep 17, 2009
• Passed House Oct 08, 2009
• Passed Senate with Changes Dec 24, 2009
• Passed Senate Mar 21, 2010
• Signed by the President Mar 23, 2010

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Tea Party Movement
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The Fringe
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The Birthers

• The Facts

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2010 Elections

• Senate
• 111th Congress (2008 Election 2009-2011)Democrat
  57Republican 41Other Parties 1
  Independent 1 Independent Democrat
• 112th Congress (2010 Election 2011-2013)Democrat
  51Republican 47Other Parties 1
  Independent 1 Independent Democrat
• House or Representatives
• 111th Congress (2008 Election 2009-2011)
• Democrats 257
• Republican 178
• 112th Congress (2010 Election 2011-2013)
• Democrats 193
• Republicans 242

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Lessons

• From Teddy Roosevelt
• From LBJ
• From Ronald Reagan

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What TR Would Say

• Press conferences
• Average number
• Informal Q and A
• Less than 1/3 of Bush and
• Clinton
• Meetings with reporters
• More than Bush and
• Clinton combined

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What LBJ Would Say

• Health Care
• vs.
• Civil Rights
• Too much, too late

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What Reagan and LBJ Would Say

• Health Care in Congress
• LBJ control the agenda
• Obama Priorities
• Reagan Clarity, focus, sell the message
• Increase defense
• Cut spending
• Cut taxes
• Balance the budget