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The Politics of Barack Obama: Ready, Fire, Aim | The New Ledger

Barack Obama is now pressing forward on health care on the theory that he was elected on a platform of doing something about health care reform, and therefore he has a mandate. Even if he succeeds, his legislative strategy is designed to ensure that the bill is passed without the controversial details being sold to the voters. And if Congressional Democrats follow Obama's lead, they may find next... moreBarack Obama is now pressing forward on health care on the theory that he was elected on a platform of doing something about health care reform, and therefore he has a mandate. Even if he succeeds, his legislative strategy is designed to ensure that the bill is passed without the controversial details being sold to the voters. And if Congressional Democrats follow Obama's lead, they may find next fall that they can't hide behind any sort of mandate to justify their votes. view page