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Obama: GOP win jeopardizes progress
[Iran Press TV] US President Barack B.O.Obama has warned that if rival Republicans win in the upcoming midterm elections, the progress he made in his two years in office will go downhill. All the progress made in the past two years "can be rolled back," if the Democratic voters do not have a considerable turnout, Obama told hundreds of campaign volunteers at Temple University in Philadelphia on Saturday. The situation for Democrats "is difficult here in Pennsylvania, it is difficult all across the country," the News Agency that Dare Not be Named quoted him as saying. The US president further called on Democrats to "defy the conventional wisdom" that foresees huge wins for the Grand Old Party (GOP) -- as the Republicans are traditionally known. "There's no doubt this is a tough election, because we have been through an incredibly difficult time as a nation," Obama added. The US president's plummeting popularity has restricted his ability to save Democratic candidates and if the Republicans take over the House they can hinder his legislative agenda, pundits say. A recent survey conducted by AP and Knowledge Networks reported that a quarter of those who voted for Obama in 2008 are defecting to the Republican Party or considering voting against the Democrats in the upcoming elections. US midterm elections are scheduled for November 2, as politicians compete for all the 435 seats of the House of Representatives as well as 37 Senate seats. Posted by: Fred 2010-11-01 |
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